2021 Laurent Fayolle Crozes-Hermitage Blanc "Hauterives", Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 90% Marsanne, 10% Rousanne. From a 0. 2 ha parcel at the foot of the "Les Diognieres" section of Hermitage. 75+ year old vine. Silt and silice soils. Indigenous yeast. Fermented and aged in 1 3 year old barrels. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Laurent Fayolle is the 6th generation to run this small family estate in the Northern Rhne village of Gervans. In 2002, when his father and uncle split up the family domaine amongst their children, Laurent

linking this area to 3

competed internationally for many years during the winter months

rather than sweltering summer heat under a cloudless desert sky

Valdeorras and Rioja

lying solely on Kimmeridgian limestone soils

and adherence to a hands on approach

Olivier has recovered much of the land and is now making beautiful singular Champagne that is sought after all over the world

and 2 to 3 months in vats

before the changes that came with the arrival of phylloxera and the importation of French winemaking techniques

Now Bertrand (Pierre's son) join the Domain in 2005

From their ancestor Françoise-Joséphine who decided on the advent of the harvest by successive sorting

• Does not undergo malolactic fermentation