Michel Barraud - 2016 ‘Les Pierres Dorées’ Macon-Villages (Chardonnay) - Burgundy, France Symphony is a grape created

Symphony is a grape created at UC Davis in the forties and is a cross of Muscat of Alexandria and Grenache Gris

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Michel Barraud - 2016 ‘Les Pierres Dorées’ Macon-Villages (Chardonnay) - Burgundy, France Symphony is a grape createdMade to the specifications of the importers, Michael and Harmon Skurnik, this Chardonnay from the Macon region of Burgundy is produced by Vieilles Vignes, old vines, and then fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks to protect the subtle fruit character of the wine. This is a mineral, and elegant wine at an astonishing price.