2023 Henri Germain et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge, Cote de Beaune, France O Estranxeiro and raise the wine on

and raise the wine on fine lees in a mix of stainless steel and seasoned barrels with no new oak

Rías Baixas made from 100% Albariño from a rented 60-year-old plot worked sustainably on granite soils

La Crau Ouest  being their most prized parcel

The juice was cold settled overnight then racked to neutral oak barrels where it carried out a native fermentation

The very pure taste of the aromatic grapes

2023 Henri Germain et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge, Cote de Beaune, France O Estranxeiro and raise the wine onPinot Noir Vineyard Area: The Chassagne Rouge comes from gently sloped vines in Les Battaudes near Santenay (first planted in 1961). Soil: Deep clay limestone soils Elevation: 225 meters Exposure: Southeast Vinification: Manual harvest, no added yeasts or enzymes, cold and very slow fermentations (late occurring Malo) Maturation: 18 months in barrels of previous wines, fined and filtered only when necessary Wines arrive mid to late November, 2025.