2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Pitures, Volnay Premier Cru, France 1.5L Magnum Ghostwriter moved to barrels and puncheons

moved to barrels and puncheons (15% new) to complete fermentation

sour cherry and blackberry aromas predominate in the nose and travel seamlessly onto the palate

the Island Madeiras offer extraordinary character at a miraculously affordable price

Medium-bodied

the finished distillate is reduced with spring water and cane sugar

2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Pitures, Volnay Premier Cru, France 1.5L Magnum Ghostwriter moved to barrels and puncheonsFrom old vine parcels in the stony, mid slope Pitures climat on very shallow limestone with thin brown clay; the domaine farms biodynamically and harvests by hand. Grapes are rigorously sorted, with a measured share of whole clusters used when stems are perfectly ripe, then fermented with indigenous yeasts in open vats with gentle extraction. levage runs 1418 months in older 228 L pices with no new oak, minimal racking, and SO added only after