Domaine Masse Père & Fils Bourgogne Pinot Noir Côte Chalonnaise Vieilles Vignes 2021
13% abv, Barizey, imported by Classified Wine Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir “Cold pre-fermentation maceration lasts 5 to 6 days. The alcoholic fermentation lasts about fifteen days, with two daily pumping overs, without punching down to avoid extracting excessive tannins.The must is then gently pressed using […]
Château de Chamirey Mercurey Premier Cru ‘Champs Martin’ 2019
14% abv, A. & A. Devillard, Mercurey, imported by J & J Winery Inc., Napa, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir from a half hectare plot replanted in 2002 in a vineyard of calcareous clay soils. 40% whole cluster fruit is given a cold soak of a few […]
Antonin Rodet Chateau de Rully 1er Cru ‘Clos la Bressande’ Monopole 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Mercurey, imported by Select Wines, Inc., Lafayette, LA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: a 2.6-hectare monopole vineyard, 100% Chardonnay grown on clay and limestone soils, and aged in 20% new French oak barrels for nine months. Tasting note: the Rully is medium gold in color with a […]
Domaine Thénard Givry 1er Cru ‘Le Bois Chevaux’ 2014
13% abv, Baron Thénard, Givry, imported by Classified Wines, Houston, TX. Smallholder Baron Thénard is most well-known for being a Montrachet producer who also excels at the wines of Givry, his home village in the Côte Chalonnaise, down below the town of Chalon-sur-Saone where the hills of Bourgogne spread out and the reddish clay-limestone soils favor […]