WANDERER - 2015 (Pinot Noir)
This is a story about a vineyard finding a winemaker rather than the other way around. The vineyard was purchased by a friend who loves Pinot Noir, but is an art dealer not winemaker. The first wines from this location were vinfied in a mock Burgundian fashion. Long elevage in barrique with an emphasis on extract and complexity. Jean loved the fruit so much that they agreed to lease the vineyard so they could continue working with it. Today the grapes go into their sparkling wines. Leaving these early bottlings without a place. Thus the collaboration. The vineyard is walking distance from the winery in an exposed open position. The vines were planted in 2002. The soil is clay above marl, the dominant soil of the region, geologically related to limestone. Grapes were harvested late September 2015, destemed and fermented with native yeast in barrique of 225 and 500 liters. Wine was aged for 2 years before bottling. Released 2021.