Cros des Calades Vin de France Azé 2022 torino and bitter herbs

and bitter herbs

before a note of orange peel appears on the finish

The 2022 edition of Paul Pernot's entry tier Chardonnay follows in the well worn footsteps of his previous vintages

and incense smoke

restrained cherry

Cros des Calades Vin de France Azé 2022 torino and bitter herbsCros des Calades is a new project from Benoit and Florence of Chteau de la Selve in Ardche, France, both are farmed organically, and the wines are made naturally. Benot, who is a charming fast talker, headed straight into the vines waxing poetically in Franglais about this wild Ardechois terroir, arguably one of the least tamed in France, planted to rocky, rolling hillsides and peppered between national parks featuring steep, swimmable river gorges