2022 Domaine de Belle Vue (Bretaudeau) 'Statera' Pinot Noir, IGP Val de Loire, France Joannes Violot-Guillemard filtered through ancient granite rocks

filtered through ancient granite rocks

Aged 18 months in barrel (35% new)

Nicole Deriaux’s gold-standard Crémant du Jura is always from a single vintage (though it is labeled non-vintage)

It is the very nature of the soil which affords it the name La Tricière

charming style

2022 Domaine de Belle Vue (Bretaudeau) 'Statera' Pinot Noir, IGP Val de Loire, France Joannes Violot-Guillemard filtered through ancient granite rocksSize: 0. 5 ha (1. 24 ac) Variety: Pinot Noir Vine Age: Planted in 2005 Terroir: Soils of granite, pink and white quartz Viticulture: Certified organic (since 2012) and biodynamic (Biodyvin, as of 2020) Vinification: 100% de stemmed, indigenous yeast fermentation, maceration infusion lasts about 12 days, aged for 10 to 14 months in older oak barrels.