2024 Domaine Francois Cazin Cheverny Le Petit Chambord Red Burgundy on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soils

on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soils — taking over from their parents who left Paris in 1988 to work the land

fermented with native yeasts

It is then aged for two to three years in large oak barrels

intensely smoky and rich nose of tar

2024 Domaine Francois Cazin Cheverny Le Petit Chambord Red Burgundy on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soilsFresh, sleek, and vibrantly precise lime zest, green apple, gooseberry, chalk dust, and a saline finish with a soft roundness that sets Cheverny apart from its more austere neighbor Sancerre. The 2024 Franois Cazin "Le Petit Chambord" is organically farmed 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Chardonnay from siliceous clay soils in one of the Loire's most quietly excellent appellations old vines, yields well below average, hand harvested, native yeast,