Domaine Castagnier Bourgogne Aligoté 2018
12% abv, Morey-St-Denis, a Becky Wassrman & Co. selection, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Aligoté from older vines, planted in 1929, 1965. From the Morey St Denis area, on about the same level as the village, mostly clay soil. The grape bunches are […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot 1er Cru ‘Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot’ 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: Monopole climat, 95% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Gris, and 1% Pinot Blanc aged for 16 months in 30% new French oak. Tasting note: the ‘Clos Blanc’ is deep gold in color with a clean nose of […]
Henri et Gilles Remoriquet Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Au-Dessus des Malconsorts’ 2011
13.5% abv, Nuits-Saint-Georges, purchased direct at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir with the inclusion of some stems during fermentation. “Domaine Henri et Gilles Remoriquet is a 4th-generation domaine based in Nuits-Saint-Georges with some amazing vineyard holdings including the famous Vosne Romanée Au Dessus des Malconsorts, the vines […]
Jean-Claude Boisset Nuits-Saint-Georges ‘Belle Croix’ 2016
13.5% abv, Boisset, Nuits-St-Georges, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking note: 100% Pinot Noir harvested in early October and completely destemmed before a week-long cold soak and 25-day fermentation on the skins with natural yeast before aging in 100% new French oak barrels. “The ‘Belle Croix’ plot is located […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin ‘La Justice’ 2012
13% abv, Boisset, Prémeaux-Prissey, imported by Boisset America, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir were re-planted in 1966; the east-facing vineyard site lies on a comb of geological alluvium materials including silt and clay. farmed organically and biodynamically since 1999. 75% whole cluster, fermented in open […]
Bouchard Aîné & Fils Fixin ‘La Maziére’ 2018
14% abv, Beaune, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: old vines, 100% Pinot Noir, aged in 30% new French oak for 15 months. Tasting note: the ‘La Mazière’ is deep ruby in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of violet, roasted chestnut, […]
Domaine Jérôme Castagnier Bourgogne Aligoté 2017
12% abv, Morey-Saint-Denis, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. 5th generation vignerons, the Castagnier family practice biodynamic farming and own a small domaine of just 4 hectares in the Côte de Nuits village of Morey-Saint-Denis. This is undoubtably Pinot Noir terroir but the Aligoté vines are planted in […]