Villemade 2022 'Les Acacias' VDF Romarantin

'Les Acacias,' typically bottled under the Cour-Cheverny AOC, is a VDF in 2022, but nothing can change how simply outstanding distinctive this wine is! Offering aromas of ripe peach and pear with spice, floral, caramel and oxidative notes, it is a delicate and fully dry expression of Romarantin. The palate is very round and ripe, with stone, peach, earth and almond flavors, with fabulous length with honeyed lemon, anise and minerals. Grapes come from the Villemade family's 2 oldest vineyards (planted in 1964 & 1988), and the wine is aged for 2 years before bottling.

From Villemade.net: "Romorantin, the official grape of the Cour-Cheverny AOC, appreciates sandy clay/limestone soils where it offers a wine of great character that mixes elegant vegetal and floral notes (cut grass, violets, a touch of mint), often slightly honeyed with notes of ripe fruit (roast pear) lightly marked by the elevage in old barrels. The finish is fresh, tight with saline minerals and bitter anise. A wine with good aging potential."