13% abv, Marsannay, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day.
Winemaking note: 100% Aligoté (Doré clone) from a small 0.3 hectare vineyard of 65-yr-old vines, south/ southwest-facing vineyard with mostly limestone soil and some marl. Farmed organically, the grapes are pressed, the juice is barrel-fermented in neutral oak and only sulfur treated at bottling.
Tasting note: the ‘La Charme aux Prêtres’ is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of orange blossom, apricot, honeycomb and clay. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium body, medium alcohol, medium+ flavor intensity and a medium+ finish with flavors of blossom, lemon skin, nectarine, honey, dried apricot and chalk and clay. Drink now through 2025, this wine is very good: 9.1/10.
