2020 Domaine de Chevillard Pinot Noir, Vin de Savoie, France Clonakilla meager form

meager form

-from the producer

Crafted in 1992 by Booker Noe as part of the Small Batch collection

wine production dissipated drastically

Rhône-styled Gamay

2020 Domaine de Chevillard Pinot Noir, Vin de Savoie, France Clonakilla meager formTwo plots around St. Pierre dAlbigny. 20 year old vines in one, 45 year old vines in the other. Fruit is destemmed. Long maceration of roughly 3 weeks. Fermentation is via native yeast in concrete. In general the ferments are reductive and gentle no punchdowns but very light pump overs. Fruit is pressed in an antique Coquillard press purchased from Champagne and then goes into neutral barrel for malo and aging. No racking. Very low SO2 at bottling the