Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne and very much open and

and very much open and expressive right now

straight into steel

There’s a lovely hint of bergamot-bitterness on the finish that keeps things snappy and moreish

A good amount of flesh on the bones here

Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne and very much open andPlace: 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