Florent Cosme, Vouvray Champs Rougets, 2023 bordeaux_futures_2019 The steep slope's excellent east-south-east

The steep slope's excellent east-south-east exposure means sun-ripened fruit balanced by alpine cool

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Florent Cosme, Vouvray Champs Rougets, 2023 bordeaux_futures_2019 The steep slope's excellent east-south-eastFlorent Cosme cut his teeth managing vines for Vincent Careme before striking out on his own, and his tiny Vouvray estate sits on the steepest, rockiest stretch of the Premiere Cote above the village of Noizay. Champs Rougets is a single vineyard, bone dry Chenin Blanc from old vines, farmed biodynamically and coaxed along with native yeasts, no malolactic, and a rest in older barrels. That means all the electric acidity and stony precision Chenin