2020 Domaine de la Mariniere Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Loire Valley, France Canada and foudre

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2019 Massican Hyde Vineyards Chardonnay

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2020 Domaine de la Mariniere Chinon Vieilles Vignes, Loire Valley, France Canada and foudreA selection of the estate wine's oldest vines. '20 is a pliant, impressive wine. The Domaine de la Marinire, situated in Panzoult on the eastern edge of Chinon, has been farmed by the Desbourdes family since 1965. The land here was initially used as a true, polycultural farm, raising animals and growing cereal grains in addition to grapes. Renaud Desbourdes returned to help his father in the 1980s, turning the focus to grape growing and winemaking and