Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne just for the lols

just for the lols

A good amount of flesh on the bones here

Gewurz from both the warm 2023 vintage and the cool 2024

2023 was dry

Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022 Champagne just for the lolsPlace: 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