Chardonnay as a Bordeaux laboratory
In Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion, Château Clarisse no longer treats Chardonnay as a curiosity. Five years after the first plantings, the grape is entering a phase of expansion that says something broader about Bordeaux: faced with faster growing cycles and drier summers, some estates are beginning to redraw their balance without giving up their reading of the terroir.
On 17 August 2026, Château Clarisse will open its fifth Chardonnay harvest. The timing alone is a signal. The grapes reached optimal ripeness three days earlier than in...
