2023 Chanterêves Beaune 1er Cru "Les Blanches Fleurs", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 100% whole cluster since 2014, ambient yeast fermentation in wooden vats with a pied de cuve, daily pump overs with buckets, limited foot punch downs at the end of cuvasion. Fermentation finished in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation during the cuvaison or immediately after pressing. Aged 12 months in used oak barrels, racked and aged on the lees another 12 months in stainless steel tanks. No fining, no filtration, minimal

this Extra Brut Champagne undergoes extended lees aging to enhance texture and complexity while preserving the grape’s signature freshness and vibrancy

And because they had to work in several small cellars rather than a large one

The training of the oldest vines and the configuration of the hills

The Clisson bottling comes from a 50-100-year-old section of vines in Pepière's core vineyard near the winery in the cru of Clisson

Those original cuttings came over in a friends suitcase from Austria

the historical Roman province of Alessandria

and elevage in large oak…delivering a wine the combines the pleasure of Piemontese Nebbiolo and Burgundian Pinot Noir

IGT Ridolfo is born from a union of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) and Pugnitello (50%)

8 planted to Chardonnay in the Côte de Jura and 4 planted to Savagnin in Château-Chalon

Xavier and Nicole Rolet began the task of restoring a medieval priory and vineyard that had been slumbering quietly for centuries in the beautiful foothills of Mont Ventoux

The grapes were harvested manually

which we then disperse into the soil by utilising our horses as opposed to heavy tractors