| | This under-the-radar estate from our favorite wine region on the planet is producing aromatic wines of great minerality, purity and finesse ~ and the price is right! (psst ~ You will find it featured at several Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris.)
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2016 Domaine Philippe Garrey Mercurey Premier Cru Clos La Chassiere $45 bottle 100% Pinot Noir
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Vigneron Philippe Garrey’s is the 6th generation to live on and care for his family’s Estate in the southern end of the Mercurey appellation. In 2011, his was the first Estate in the Côte Chalonnaise region to receive biodynamic certification from Demeter.
Philippe farms his entire property of old vines (60-100 years old) by himself. In the vineyard, no chemicals of any kind are used and the rows are grassed over. Only natural fertilizers (green manure) and treatments of the vines (infusions of nettle, chamomile, etc) are used.
Laborious, hands on care is taken along every step of the way from field to bottle. Harvest is done by hand, into small crates, with a strict in-field selection for the grand cru wines. In the winery, spontaneous fermentation occurs with native yeasts. Finally, the bottling is done by hand, with gravity, 6 bottles at a time. Philippe even takes care than the bottles, corks and wines are all at the same temperature at the time of bottling, to ensure it the most gentle process possible.
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