as well as the Grand Cru Blanchot
Old vine Bastardo (aka Trousseau)
This is Dostert’s calling card wine and for him one of the most important wines he makes
The fermentation began carbonic and we tasted the must to assess the maceration and evaluate extraction
It lives from its acid structure and a watery element that I hardly find in any other grape variety
2024 Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Fixin Les Arvelets, Cote de Nuits, France Thibaut Tassin as well as the GrandSize: 1. 0 ha (2. 4 ac) Variety: Pinot Noir Vine Age: Planted in 1956, 1960, 1980 Terroir: Upper part of slope, limestone and marl soils Viticulture: Lutte raisonne Vinification: 50% whole cluster, mostly pump overs with some punch downs, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 12 months in barrel (30% new oak).