2024 Domaine Simon Faure Saint-Veran Les Cras, Maconnais, France Pierre Peters an extended élevage wine aged

an extended élevage wine aged one year in barrel followed by one year in foudre (2026 release)

Filippo recommends this wine mainly with fish and shellfish dishes although it has enough character and spice to stand up to various ethnic cuisines

The bottled wines then receive 2-3 years of bottle age to evolve and achieve the best possible expression of the Finger Lakes

Lopez de Heredia is one of the iconic wine-estates of Spain and their whites are among the most age-worthy and delicious around

2024 Domaine Simon Faure Saint-Veran Les Cras, Maconnais, France Pierre Peters an extended élevage wine agedBefore Simon Faure began making wine, he was an electrician, swapping wires for vines in 2023 when he purchased three hectares in the Mconnais. His first vintage 10,000 bottles of 100% Chardonnay showed a level of sophistication and skill that Faure has continued to hone. Simon focuses on working in harmony with nature to produce wines that are pure expressions of the land from which they spring. Grapes are hand harvested in small 10 kilogram crates