2023 Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard Volnay 1er Cru "Clos des Chênes", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This premier cru offering from Volnay's prestigious "Clos des Chnes" vineyard exemplifies the refined elegance of Pinot Noir in Burgundy. Known for producing wines with a harmonious balance of fruit and structure, this 2022 vintage benefits from the vineyard's high altitude, stony soils, which impart finesse and minerality to the wine. It is an expressive, age worthy red that will reveal even more complexity over time. ABOUT THIS

The grapes are macerated in truncated wooden vats for 2 weeks and aged in 30% new barrels for 1 year

and together they launched their first bottled vintage of Domaine de Terrebrune

have continued to link the domaine's identity with the characteristic elegance of its wines

By 2020 the winery had received thirty 5-star ratings from Platter’s South African Wine Guide

which adds subtle spice and enhances its complexity

and a touch of light whipping cream

Champ Chêne ("field of oaks") and the extremely steep southeast-exposed vineyard La Côte de Bué

he has revolutionized the cider industry by bringing it into restaurants

In a recent “bragging rights’ competition (which is not publicized) in Chablis

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Hungary and Germany before settling in South Africa in 1999

The Yorkville Highlands AVA sits along the southwest corner of Mendocino county and is marked by the clash of maritime and continental climates