2023 Sylvain Cathiard Aux Thorey, Nuits-Saint-George Premier Cru, France Lillian 2021 is made with Malbec

2021 is made with Malbec (90%) and Cabernet Franc (10%)

Melonix was born out of an exploration with SO2

red Pinot Noir from a single plot

Tasted from lot RIQW21 in February 2023

watercress

2023 Sylvain Cathiard Aux Thorey, Nuits-Saint-George Premier Cru, France Lillian 2021 is made with MalbecFrom a small, mid slope parcel in the northern sector of Nuits, near the Vosne border, with eastsoutheast exposure over very shallow, stony limestone capped by thin clay; farming is organic in practice. The fruit is hand harvested, strictly sorted, and 100% destemmed after ~810 days of cold maceration, then fermented 1020 days with indigenous yeasts and gentle cap work, with no SO before malolactic. levage runs 1518 months in French oak with roughly