2021 Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Les Fourneaux", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Chablis 1er Cru's exposure is South southeast. The 50 year old vines are grown is Clay limestone Kimmeridgian marls giving them a distinct minerality. After a mix of hand and machine harvesting the grapes undergo cold settling. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in small thermo regulated steel tanks. Aging on fine lees. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Part of an esteemed Chablis family, Samuel Billaud struck out on his own in 2009 to found his

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The gentle slopping bench of hyland vineyard is nestled in the foothills of Oregon's Coast Range just north of the VanDuzer Cooridor

The vineyard at Salvestrin has been farmed sustainably for over eighty years

Under winemaker and viticulturist Callie Louw’s careful eye only the most premium Syrah from the organically farmed vineyard is used in Porseleinberg’s single iconic wine

fruit cooled overnight takes half the day to warm again and matures slowly

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5-hectare parcel of mainly Aligoté down the road from Courgis in a village called Chitry-Le-Fort

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crossing the palate in a rush of velvety

The blended wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle and is aged on its yeast lees for a minimum of four years in their underground cellars

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and since 2013 he has plowed this parcel with a horse