Frantz Chagnoleau Saint-Véran 'Prélude' Chardonnay It tends to hold onto

It tends to hold onto its acidity longer and reaches phenolic (flavor) ripeness at lower sugar levels than Grenache Noir

Aged using Chardonnay lees addition and incorporating Champagne methodologies from 100 years ago to strip color and broaden an earthy mid palate

Horsepower Vineyards represents a return to those origins — where simplicity

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she worked her first vintage in Napa before studying at UC Davis and heading around the world to work harvests with famed producers like Domaine Dujac

Frantz Chagnoleau Saint-Véran 'Prélude' Chardonnay It tends to hold ontoTYPE White GRAPE TYPE Chardonnay STYLE PAIRINGS COUNTRY France REGION Burgundy SUBREGION Maconnais