Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne One for the fridge

One for the fridge

Vibe: Fragrant

One of the few in the region to make whites

Melon à Queue Rouge is a local Jurassic variety closely related to Chardonnay that is now only grown by 3 producers in and around Arbois

Gewurz from both the warm 2023 vintage and the cool 2024

Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne One for the fridgePlace: 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