L’Abiizze 2023 Producer|Le Batossay

L’Abiizze 2023 Producer|Le BatossayA bright, aromatic blend of Grolleau and Chenin Blanc with just a touch of Cabernet Franc in the mix. Coming from Mariette & Albrics modest 2. 5 hectares of vines dotted around the villages of Rablay sur Layon, Beaulieu sur Layon and Faye D'Anjou. The vines here are aged up to 75 years old and are planted on varying mixes of clay, schist and gravelly soils on sites surrounding the nearby Layon river. The 2022 vintage of LAbiizze sees the addition of

If you're after a simple

production is tiny

Xarel-lo has been planted in recent years in the Roussillon as a grape that is able to withstand the unforgiving heat and minimal rainfall in the region

Joachim’s wines retain an exciting freshness and vibrancy that is really transportive

poise and elegance in abundance

those buying up grapes from many different growers and then producing the wine to a signature house style that wasn't really in-keeping with our leaning towards expressions of smaller vineyard sites

As with all of Olivier's wine

meaning a white wine made with 100% red grapes

‘Sui Lieviti' roughly translates as ‘on lees’

honeyed tones

this is giving nothing short of classic

100% Gamay from the Guerin’s prized plot of 50 year-old