Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 QUANTITY CHECK It is lighter in color

It is lighter in color and has a kiss of barrel notes

From the most distinctive limestone-rich plots in Cheilly-les-Maranges

' a nod to the clay-and-chalk soils of Bethon in southern Champagne that give this cuvee its savory

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Jean Manciat Macon-Charnay Franclieu 2023 QUANTITY CHECK It is lighter in colorJean Manciat farms a handful of hectares in Charnay, just outside Macon, and the Franclieu cuvee is the gem of the lineup a single lieu dit drawn from his oldest vines on a clay limestone slope. It's fermented with native yeasts and raised entirely in stainless steel, so what you get is pure, unvarnished Chardonnay: chalk, orchard fruit, white flowers. 2023 came in a touch lower in alcohol than the regular bottling, which only sharpens the focus. This