Maxime Francois Laurent Côtes du Rhône Il Fait Soif 2023 Wine Tasting mitigating the harsh spring frosts

mitigating the harsh spring frosts and slowing the ripening process for a more concentrated and nuanced expression of the terroir

Collaboration: Hill Farmstead Brewery

and fresh mint

now three decades old

Maxime Francois Laurent Côtes du Rhône Il Fait Soif 2023 Wine Tasting mitigating the harsh spring frostsThe 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