Domaine Ligier Arbois Chardonnay 2023 NO20230705 The winemaking is deliberately hands-off:

The winemaking is deliberately hands-off: hand harvest

with all of the classic aromatic staples of bourbon mixed with a light smokiness

*Mes Favorites* is sourced from old-vine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Premier Cru vineyards in Mareuil-sur-Ay

but this is the Lapierre bottling that rewards a few years in the cellar

Domaine Ligier Arbois Chardonnay 2023 NO20230705 The winemaking is deliberately hands-off:Arbois is the historic heart of the Jura and one of France's very first AOCs, and Domaine Ligier farms 10 hectares right there on precious blue marl and Triassic clay slopes, treating every bottle, sparkling or still, with equal seriousness. This is their still Arbois Chardonnay, grown on the same savory marl and clay that gives the region its distinctive power. Unlike the chalk grown Chardonnays of Champagne, Ligier's fruit has broader shoulders and