2022 Floral Terranes Chardonnay, Long Island, New York Hodgkinson 10-40 year-old vineyards in the

10-40 year-old vineyards in the historic village of Masroig

Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992 making a dramatic shift to quality and converting to biodynamics in 2010

Les Longues Verges - an earlier ripening site & La Garenne - a historical garden site in the village on atypical sandy soils

you might imagine

Bottled from a small-batch blend and presented in the iconic pot-still-shaped bottle

2022 Floral Terranes Chardonnay, Long Island, New York Hodgkinson 10-40 year-old vineyards in theI believe this is only the second time theyve released single vineyard Chardonnay. Yes, this is basically Long Island Montrachet. As with the previous time, the grapes come from Matta Bella in Southold, Long Island. Again, the grapes had about three weeks worth of skin contact before going into barrel. This is a deep Chardonnay, with melon and spice, though theres a lively green edge to the wine, a needle fresh pine note that gives the wine energy and