Cros des Calades Vin de France Azé 2022 torino restrained cherry

restrained cherry

A hand-selected case for when only the original will suffice

before a note of orange peel appears on the finish

structured Khikhvi

and bitter herbs

Cros des Calades Vin de France Azé 2022 torino restrained cherryCros des Calades is a new project from Benoit and Florence of Chteau de la Selve in Ardche, France, both are farmed organically, and the wines are made naturally. Benot, who is a charming fast talker, headed straight into the vines waxing poetically in Franglais about this wild Ardechois terroir, arguably one of the least tamed in France, planted to rocky, rolling hillsides and peppered between national parks featuring steep, swimmable river gorges