2019 Milan Nestarec, Forks & Knives Red 1.5L Magnum Buffalo Trace The old vines are planted

The old vines are planted on slopes that are rich in slate at 700m altitude

and where he is now teaching his grandsons and grandaughters how to make mezcal

The own-rooted vines are planted at 650 feet elevation in Jory (red volcanic) and loam soils

Fermented in fiberglass tanks

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

2019 Milan Nestarec, Forks & Knives Red 1.5L Magnum Buffalo Trace The old vines are plantedAge of Vines : 15 years. Vinification Notes : Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. The wine is fermented in 2500 liter stainless steel tanks for about 10 days with indigenous yeasts. The skins remain in contact with the juice for about 3 days, for a light and soft extraction and occasional pigeage. Half of the wine stays in tanks and the other half goes into used 225 liter oak barrels for elevage for about 13 months. The wine is bottled