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Chasselas Ilex Calamin Grand Cru
The 2022 Calamin Grand Cru Ilex is a pure Chasselas from the Lavaux terraces, cultivated on a heavy loam soil in a warm microclimate with 9,000 vines per hectare, yielding one kilogram per hectare. Vinified in oak with the malolactic fermentation excluded, the wine opens with a delicate bouquet of bright fruits intermingled with floral, hazelnut and almond as well as flinty and discreet popcorn notes. Round and intense on the palate, this is a dense, vital and grippy white that has purity and confidence but not much texture or juicy fruit. It's everything but spectacular at this young age and is a promising Chasselas with a long, tight, fresh and finely tannic finish. Personally, I love this wine as it is today, but I know this will be even more fascinating in 10, 20 or even 30 years.
