Albert Bichot Macon Milly Lamartin 2020 chianti producing wines of rich earth

producing wines of rich earth and moss flavours with intensity and sappiness

Shaw + Smith is an alliance between cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith

Freisa is an underappreciated grape

It’s one of the favourites of the winemaking team as we are able to play with varieties not planted on our estate and of vineyards from different areas in the local region

it has great depth of fruit with very active yet soft perlage (bubbles)

Albert Bichot Macon Milly Lamartin 2020 chianti producing wines of rich earthLocated west of the longest limestone secondary mountain ranges that stretch from Tournus in the north to Fuiss in the south the vineyards of Milly Lamartine occupy the westernmost slopes of the Mconnais' vineyards. It is unique in that it is influenced by the coolness of the higher altitudes of the Haut Mconnais of between 290 and nearly 400 m. The vines grow in a diversity of soil types (limestone clay marls) depending on the plots. Exposure varies