Domaine Nicolas Gonin IGP Isère Balmes Duphinoisea Persan 2019

14.3% abv, Saint Chef, imported my MFW Wine Co., New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Persan grown on gravelly limestone and clay soils with a topsoil of sandstone and silt. The grapes are fermented on the skins for two weeks and the wine ages in tank on the […]

Domaine des Rutissons Mes P’tits Gars IGP Isère

13% abv, Les Touvet, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: 100% Gamay Noir from a 0.4-ha parcel of 60+ year-old vines set at the foot of Mont Granier. The terroir is mostly limestone and decomposed limestone. The must is fermented two-thirds whole-cluster on indigenous yeast in […]