Exquisitely fruity, silken textured, dry Spätburgunder from the sunny Pfalz. Hand-harvested from estate-owned sites composed of sandstone, muschelkalk and loess; tank-fermented and aged in large, neutral (3+yrs old) French oak barrels.
Clos Saint-Pierre is a monopole of Domaine Thénard. The vineyard faces east and is higher up on the hill than the Cellier aux Moines and has a very red soil, rich in iron. After fermentation in large open top wooden fermenters, the wine is aged half in wooden foudres and half in used oak barrels. ...
100% Pinot Noir, fermented and aged in stainless steel. This salmon-colored beauty has enticing aromas of wild strawberries and the classic mineral backbone that typifies the wines of Sancerre. Sustainable.
About 85-90% press-wine, blended with a little bit of saignée. Yves Martin’s “nothing added; nothing taken away” fermentation yields a bright and expressive rosé with salty, mineral drive, a true expression of Chavignol. Sustainable.
Martin's Pinot Noir vines are planted on the same hill as the Clos de Beaujeu vineyard, but the site is north facing. The vines were planted in the 1990's and like Beaujeu, the soil is very stoney limestone and bordered by forests. The 2022 was made two thirds in tank and one third in neutral...
