Maxime Francois Laurent Côtes du Rhône Il Fait Soif 2023 Grape_Primitivo Whole clusters are a deliberate

Whole clusters are a deliberate part of the method here

and cedar on the nose

lighter frame with vivid acidity

the Bachelets opened harvest here on September 2nd

Maxime Francois Laurent Côtes du Rhône Il Fait Soif 2023 Grape_Primitivo Whole clusters are a deliberateThe Land This is southern Rhne wine, but not the heavy, sun baked kind the region is known for. Maxime Franois Laurent farms clay limestone vineyards around Montbrison sur Lez and Valras, in the cooler, higher Drme provenale corner of the Ctes du Rhne, with vines between 15 and 30 years old. The name says it all: il fait soif, roughly it's thirsty weather. This is a wine built for freshness and drinkability rather than power, and the site, the