Domaine Desire Petit Le Grapiot' Chardonnay Arbois 2020

Domaine Desire Petit Le Grapiot' Chardonnay Arbois 2020There's nothing 'petit' about the passion or the barrels at this 3rd generation winery in Arbois Pupillin now run by Damien and Anne Laure Petit. The domaine was started in 1932 by Anne Laure and Damien Petit's grandfather Dsir Petit, who planted about 1. 5 hectare in the Cte de Feule. Now the estate is 27 hectares, and was certified organic in 2019. Since 2008, Damien, who works the vineyard and makes the wine, has pushed more and more towards more

I get notes of ripe stone fruit

Nino Barraco is a son of Marsala

grapes grown on vines that are trained in the ancient Tendone method

it is matched by a persistently strong mineral core

The leading Azorean winemaker is probably Paulo Machado

"Bombolieri: Here we are situated on a point with high limestone content in the soil

and I know I am biassed because she's also one of my best friends

the owner of the parcel and proprietor of Bodegas Faustino Gonzàlez

and a sprinkling of white pepper

losing water and wrinkling through a natural concentration process

who put the Bairrada on the map by sticking to native local grapes like Baga and Bical when most were abandoning them

[Jonathan Kemp 9/26/19]