2021 Henri & Philippe Jouan Clos Saint Denis Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France Luigi Baudana lead pencil and dark fruit

lead pencil and dark fruit this is a textbook example of what makes classic Bordeaux so beloved

2018 Chateau de Fosse-Seche Saumur Rouge 'Eolithe'

The wine was sulfured post completion of secondary fermentation with elevage in barrel on fine lees

After soft pressing the wine remains on the lees for 23 months in 25-hl Slavonian oak barrels

slightly rosey and exotic

2021 Henri & Philippe Jouan Clos Saint Denis Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France Luigi Baudana lead pencil and dark fruitTheir Clos St. Denis vines are in the "Maison Brule" section, next to Clos des Lambrays. Many of their vines here are over a hundred years old, and make a truly Grand Cru.