2023 Wills Wine Côtes du Rhône, France Gaja in approximately equal proportions

in approximately equal proportions

’ an ode to bright golden Colombard fruit that ripens happily in the California heat

renowned for its chalky limestone soils

which is clearly the differentiating element of this wine

partially de-stemmed and foottrodden in open vats

2023 Wills Wine Côtes du Rhône, France Gaja in approximately equal proportionsA returning cuve, first produced in 2020. Fruit was purchased from the same sites as before, one being Syrah (10yo) planted on a clay limestone terrace backing onto forest as the foothills of Seguret. The other site for the Grenache and Cinsault (60yo), a more classical southern terroir; on the flats below the Syrah. Galets rouls, with deep clay. Vinified whole bunch in a concrete tank. A low and slow ferment, with a gentle maceration. Ageing in 8yo