Epicuria Chardonnay DOMAINE DE LA ZOUINA 2025

Epicuria Chardonnay DOMAINE DE LA ZOUINA.  Lovely example of a lovely warm climate toasty Chardonnay. Interestingly the estate is owned by 2 French partners. Gerard Gribelin (ex chateau Fieuzal) and Phillipe Gervason ( L’Arrivet Haut Brion) noticed significant potential on a golf trip in 2001 and acted very quickly as by the end of 2002 they had formed a partnership and planted 65 hectares of vines!

A superbly crafted wine that shows the versatility of Chardonnay and of how harmonious its relationship with oak can be. (when not used in a clumsy fashion). A gorgeous bouquet of orchard fruits, custard and white flowers. Several months of barrel ageing delivers hints of vanilla toast with some sweet apple quince and almond on the palate.

In 2001 Gérard Gribelin and Philippe Gervoson fell in love with Domaine de la Zouina.

Struck by the richness of the terroir, the particularity of the soil and the climate, they were certain that they could produce unique results and so they decided to translate their passion and wine-making savoir-faire from Pessac-Leognan to Morocco. Gribelin has now been making wine in Morocco for over thirty years. His son Christophe now runs Zouina. To maximise the efficiency of the vines the work in the vineyard is meticulous, though not necessarily natural.