2024 Louis Billard Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France Marco De Bartoli Aged on its lees for

Aged on its lees for 6 to 12 months

in contrast to the old-vines cuvée which is always fermented entirely whole-cluster

and aged in large

That was back in 2007 – Alessandro working for a Piemontese winemaker and Luigi a local natural wine bar

the only SO2 added is a tiny amount in the pied de cuve used to prompt primary fermentation

2024 Louis Billard Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France Marco De Bartoli Aged on its lees forMiddle slope band within the Closbalanced structure (between lighter top and heavier bottom). 5 day cold soak; 15 day native ferment with pump overs early then light punch downs; 70% whole clusters; 15 months barrel (50% new) + 2 months stainless; ~20 mg L free SO; ~480 btls.