Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT and from one year

and from one year

transparent fruit

today third-generation Francesco Ripaccioli oversees 19 vineyards across two crus

with Stephanie Fumoso at the helm

and Rinaldi's version is richer and more serious than most

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT and from one yearPoint du Jour comes from older plots on clay and limestone, a step up from the estate's regular Cheverny. Pinot Noir does most of the talking with Gamay in support, largely whole cluster fermented with a proper two week maceration, then aged in a jumble of barrels, demi muids and foudres before an unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur. This is the serious end of Cheverny with none of the pomp: more depth and grip than the estate's regular red, but