Jean-Baptiste Souillard Crozes-Hermitage Le Tout 2022

Country: France Region: Rhône Grape: Marsanne Colour: White Bottle Size: 75cl Bottle Weight: 1340g Alcohol: 12.5% Vintage: 2022PRODUCER NOTESA rising star of the Northern Rhône, Jean-Baptiste returned to St Joseph after working in New Zealand, Australia, California, Bordeaux and Burgundy. He has sought out small high altitude parcels that express balance and elegance. Quantities of each cuvée are often tiny as Jean Baptise seeks to focus on single parcel expressions. FARMING & WINEMAKING NOTESJean Baptiste seeks freshness in his wines, so has sought out vines mainly on the top of slopes as well as being planted on granite. All his vineyards are listed as ‘lute raisonnée’.100% Marsanne (sometimes with a touch of Roussanne depending on the vintage) from a tiny vineyard at the extreme northern limit of the appellation of Crozes-Hermitage. It is surrounded by apricot trees and sits on a gentle slope facing south. The grapes are direct pressed, followed by a 1-2 month indigenous yeast fermentation, then 100% malolactic fermentation and, like all of Jean Baptiste's Crus, sees 12 months in old oak barrels.