2020 Domaine de Chevillard Pinot Noir, Vin de Savoie, France Clonakilla No case discounts

No case discounts

the wine ages for months on the gross lees to enhance the texture

blended with a bit of Pinot from the Grusse en Billat site as well

Total SO2 = 20 mg/L

2020 Domaine de Chevillard Pinot Noir, Vin de Savoie, France Clonakilla No case discountsTwo 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