Beau Rivage Chenin Blanc 2022 (6 Bottles) Clarksburg, USA

This increasingly impressive Chenin Blanc is drawn from some of Clarksburg’s oldest vines, planted in the 1960s and sourced from a long-term organic grower.

The grapes are picked in two lots: those from the sunny side of the vine were crushed to release extract, while fruit from the shadier side was pressed as whole clusters using a very long, firm cycle. The musts are fermented with indigenous yeasts and were raised in eight-year-old, low-toast Burgundy barrels.

Kelley uses more and more solids each year, with the wines building texture and drive from their time on lees.