Côte Chalonnaise

Usually this wine spends 12 months in barrel, but they decided to go earlier in 2022 as they were so short in 2021. Erell said they could get away with this because fortunately it is a delightfully forward vintage. On th...(read more)

Mid crimson. Inviting aroma of dark-red fruits with a touch of crushed stones. Peppery, direct, red cherry on the palate. Structured perfectly for the fruit at the core. Long finish.

Did not taste - just racked the day we visited, from barrel to tank, to rest en masse before bottling.

Mid crimson. Riper and darker-fruited than the Clos des Grands Voyens. The fruit is rich but fresh, deep, generous, framed by firm, youthful tannins. Needs more time.

This cuvée is composed of all the fruit that remained in Crausot, Clos du Cras Long and Petit Marole - all three of which were too small to vinify separately. Richer and darker yet than the Clos Jus, both in appea...(read more)