and the carbonic method—whole clusters sealed in tank
From the tiny Isle of Skye
many vines 40-100+ years old
and this Champagne was made and bottled before it
or Northern Rhône with a Pinot-like soul—Clusel-Roch’s Viallière 2022 is a beautifully refined
Domaine Chamonard, Morgon, 2020 Needs Description and the carbonic method—whole clustersThis is Morgon with rootsliterally and stylistically. Domaine Chamonard, originally revived by Joseph Chamonard and now run by his son in law Jean Claude Chanudet (of Foillard and Lapierre orbit), farms old vines organically and vinifies with a light hand: native yeasts, whole clusters, no fining or filtration, and a long levage in neutral foudres. The 2020 vintage is generous but groundeddark cherry and blackberry at the core, wrapped in earth,