Maison Bouachon Condrieu ‘Les Tourrays’ 2020
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Viognier from the single vineyard, grapes are hand-harvested and the fermentation is conducted slow and cool. 40% of the cuvée is aged in French oak barrels with battônage for four months to add richness. Tasting note: the […]
Mas Négrel Cadanet Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Rouge 2009
13% abv, Guy Négrel, Trents, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 50% Grenache Noir & 50% Syrah from the estate’s older vines. The wine is pumped over and punched down and left on the skins for two weeks post-fermentation and aged in demi-huit barrels for a year. Tasting note: […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Les Evocelles’ 2006
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Premeaux-Prissey, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from the commune of Brochon, the ‘Les Evocelles’ vineyard is situated just north of Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru ‘Champeaux’ at the top of a steep slope. The Boisset family’s first vineyard was planted by a young […]
Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Premier Cru ‘Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot’ Monopole 2000
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Premeaux-Prissey, tasted at Domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 95% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Blanc & 1% Pinot Gris, from the 2.29ha walled vineyard. The vines are grown on very calcareous white earth soils. The vines were replanted in the 1980s and 1990s and the terroir is east-facing. […]
Domaine Loubet-Dewailley Pommard Premier Cru ‘Les Rugiens Bas’ 2019
14% abv, Pommard, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from the premier cru vineyard near the village boarder with Volnay, 50% de-stemmed, 50% whole cluster. The wine was aged in 30% new oak for 16 months. “The soil is clay-limestone and extends from hillsides well drained by […]
Domaine Loubet-Dewailley Bourgogne Rouge Pinot Noir 2022
13% abv, Pommard, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir, aged 6 months in mostly older oak barrels. Tasting note: the Bourgogne Pinot Noir is medium ruby in color with hints of garnet and a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of red cherry, red currant, […]
Domaine Loubet-Dewailley Bourgogne Aligoté 2021
13% abv, Pommard, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. 100% Aligoté, aged 50% in neutral oak, 50% in tank. Tasting note: the Aligoté is pale lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of acacia, green apple, lemon and wet stones. On the palate this wine is […]
Domaine Bernard Delagrange Volnay ‘Viellies Vignes’ 2015
13% abv, Philippe et Alban Lagrange, Meursault, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes; 100% Pinot Noir from 50+ year-old vines from the village terroir. The wine is destemmed and aged in French oak for 14 months. Tasting note: the Volnay is medium garnet with a clean nose of medium intensity […]
Pommery Champagne Brut ‘ Cuvée Apanage’ NV
12.5% abv, Reims, tasted at domaine. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking note: majority Chardonnay with some Pinot Noir & Pinot Menuier (percentage not disclosed) aged for 42 months on the lees. Tasting note. the Brut Champagne is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of magnolia, […]
Trimbach Alsace Pinot Noir Réserve 2018
13% abv, Pierre Trimbach, Ribeauvillé, imported by Esprit du Vin, Boca Raton, FL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day: Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from estate vineyards and partner growers with vines aged 40+ years. “From vineyards in the south of Alsace: Rodern and St Hippolyte, some based on granite, some on sandstone, and […]