Edmond Cornu & Fils Ladoix Les Carrieres 2021 Loire Valley Xarel·lo’s naturally high acidity brings

Xarel·lo’s naturally high acidity brings balance in this warm Mediterranean climate

Le Bois Roussot sits high on the slope

Fermented spontaneously and aged 12 months in barrels with three years or more of age

Sylvain’s third of a hectare of selection-massale Chardonnay here was planted in 1950 by Albert

This legendary site’s poor and fossil-strewn soil—the limestone bedrock is just 15 centimeters below the surface on this upper part of the slope—produces a wine of profound

Edmond Cornu & Fils Ladoix Les Carrieres 2021 Loire Valley Xarel·lo’s naturally high acidity bringsFlanked by grand cru Corton Rognet and Ladoix premier cru Le Bois Roussot, Les Carrires yields a wine of striking complexity for its village level designation. The sites stony, gravelly soils provide excellent drainage and promote vigorous acidity in its winesa feature which nicely offsets its brooding black cherry fruit and smoky intensity.