2019 CHARDONNAY
LOT 47
Francophilia
VINEYARDS | 50% Domaine Danielle Laurent, 50% Clos Gallia
APPELLATION | Willamette Valley
WINEMAKERS | Laurent Montalieu and Bruno Corneaux
HARVEST DATES | SEPTEMBER 19–22, 2019
BOTTLING | January 9, 2021
ALCOHOL | 13.2%
PRODUCTION | 60 BOTTLES / 5 cases
The Wine
Francophilia Chardonnay is the collaboration between Laurent Montalieu of Soléna Estate and Bruno Corneaux of Domaine Divio. Their partnership in this wine is the expression of their French approach with Chardonnay grapes. They express the brightness of the fruit and the freshness and complexity from the soil of Domaine Danielle Laurent Vineyard and Clos Gallia Vineyard. Bruno and Laurent believe that Chardonnay should evoke emotions, purity, elegance and mineral complexity, achieved through length, structure and vibrant acidity. Their collaboration with Francophilia is more than a wine creation; it is an expression of their French heritage.
The WIneries
Laurent Montalieu, winemaker of Soléna Estate, and Bruno Corneaux, winemaker of Domaine Divio, both French natives, have been friends since they met in the Willamette Valley 25 years ago. Laurent and Bruno worked together for the last 10 years and share all viticulture and winemaking decisions at Laurent’s production facility, Northwest Wine Company. It made sense for them to create a wine together. They both have a passion for geology and share the idea that greatness in a wine has a lot to do with the roots of the vines, the respect of the land and the sense of place reflected in their wines.