Domaine des Marnes Blanches Maceration En Quatre Vis 2023 OLDRIOJA survivors of an isolated terroir

survivors of an isolated terroir that time forgot—protected from industrial viticulture precisely because Itata was dismissed as a backwater for decades

and wines that feel alive in the glass

Produced from 100% Bicuishe (A

a few miles from the cave where archaeologists found the world's oldest known winery

this is an ideal aperitif Champagne but has the structure to shine with food

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Maceration En Quatre Vis 2023 OLDRIOJA survivors of an isolated terroirSame founding parcel, completely different wine. Marnes Blanches takes Chardonnay and Savagnin off En Quatre Vis, ferments them on their skins with whole clusters for about two weeks, then leaves the wine 22 months in large wooden foudres. The result is a skin macerated white with genuine grip tannin you can feel plus the marl driven tension the domaine is known for. It's tight on opening and rewards air, a decanter and some patience, and it can