Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne Grape: Savagnin Rose

Grape: Savagnin Rose

These days he focuses on the lesser known Gippsland region

Seems a bit off to label this

Gewurz from both the warm 2023 vintage and the cool 2024

A gentle maceration on skins means any tannin extracted is already mellow and finely grained

Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne Grape: Savagnin RosePlace: Jura, France Grape: Savagnin Vibe: Salty Serious skinsy business. Slowly but surely, Ive become fully converted to macerations of Savagnin. Those exotic yellow fruits get dialled right up, and the texture goes all lovely and pithy. Marmalade and burnt sugar bitters dance beautifully on the back palate, while a streak of salinity runs straight through. A whisper of VA just lifts everything perfectly. Dangerous on its own, but the gastronomic