2021 Domaine Nudant Ladoix, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 100% Pinot Noir. 2 hectare plot of 40 45 year old vines in clay limestone soil. 1017 feet elevation. Regular tillage, guyot vine training, green harvesting, no herbicide, no insecticide, preservation of wooded areas and grasslands. Hand picked grapes, 100% destemmed, sorted by hand. Cold pre fermentation maceration: 12 20 days. Indigenous yeast. SO2 added during vinification and after malolactic fermentation. Aged 12 months in oak

While normally a blend of 14 parcels around Barbaresco

Her three sons are waiting in the wings

Tucked away on the banks of the Cantabrian Sea just west of San Sebastián sits the small yet fierce Getariako Txakolina DO

Co-managed by Aubert de Villaine

that Sir Winston Churchill

with flavors of ripe apricot

and his deep understanding of the vineyards is reflected in the exceptional wines produced by the estate

a meticulous mushroom called "Botrytis Cinerea" appears and transforms the grapes

William Bitner Browne

should have made it their favorite over the years

Unfined and unfiltered with minimal SO2 added just prior to bottling

at a controlled temperature