Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 FRFLSH with very good finishing punch

with very good finishing punch and repeating smoke and pear qualities

It is drawn from the estate's younger vines (under 25 years old) and shaped to mirror the pedigree of the grand vin in a more open-knit

From the importer: Young and bottled a touch hotter than most Calvados at 44% ABV

A full bodied

Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 FRFLSH with very good finishing punchJean Manciat farms a handful of hectares in Charnay, just outside Macon, and the Franclieu cuvee is the gem of the lineup a single lieu dit drawn from his oldest vines on a clay limestone slope. It's fermented with native yeasts and raised entirely in stainless steel, so what you get is pure, unvarnished Chardonnay: chalk, orchard fruit, white flowers. 2023 came in a touch lower in alcohol than the regular bottling, which only sharpens the focus. This