Domaine Rondeau Bugey Cerdon ‘Méthode Ancestrale’ NV
8.5% abv, Bernard Rondeau, Boyeaux-Saint-Jérôme, imported by Charles Neal Selections, Richmond, VA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir hand-harvested and pressed in whole bunches and fermented to 8% alcohol in stainless steel and cooled down. The wine is put into bottle where an additional fermentation takes place under pressure […]
Thierry Tissot ‘Mondeuse Mataret’ Bugey 2013
12% abv, Vaux-en-Bugey, imported by De Maison Selections, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Mondeuse aged in tank. Tasting note: the Modeuse Mataret is deep garnet in color with purple hues, and has a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of mulberry, caramel, leather and sage. […]
Daniel Broccard Bugey Cerdon Méthode Ancestrale Demi-Sec Rosé 2019
8.5% abv, Boyeux-St-Jérôme, imported by Alian Junguenet Selction, Westfield, NJ. Somewhere between the metropolis of Lyon and the snowcapped French Apls of Savoie, you can find Bugey, a tiny wine production area known for the cultivation of Gamay Noir and lesser known grape varieties (i.e. Poulsard and Altesse) and the production of méthode ancestral sparkling […]