2021 Maison En Belles Lies Maranges, Cote de Beaune, France Chartogne-Taillet This is the Grand Cru

This is the Grand Cru sites with what I think is the greatest name out there – pronounced “Froooh-lings-PLATS-shen

Always the top in its class and a great value

Curtis Vineyard is located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley along Foxen Canyon Road and is situated on a small plateau

Grapes were hand-harvested

2021 Maison En Belles Lies Maranges, Cote de Beaune, France Chartogne-Taillet This is the Grand CruHe purchased this parcel (his first) in 2002 he purchased when he acquired 2. 5 hectares of vines in Maranges and in the Haute Ctes de Beaune. Average Age of Vines: 60 years Farming: biodynamic Harvest: by hand Winemaking: whole cluster, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts Aging: 18 months in neutral oak, sur lie Fining: none Filtration: none Added S02: none