2023 Charles Lachaux Nuits-Saint-Georges La Petite Charmotte, Cote de Nuits, France Philippe Foreau Age of Vines: planted in

Age of Vines: planted in the 1950s

during which time the wine suffered evaporation and concentration of everything: dry extract

with gentle punchdowns

baking spice

broken down limestone (compared to the granitic soils that are the norm around these parts) rising above the alluvial plains of the Massif Central

2023 Charles Lachaux Nuits-Saint-Georges La Petite Charmotte, Cote de Nuits, France Philippe Foreau Age of Vines: planted inPlanted in the 1960s on the northern side of Nuits Saint Georges, just below 1er Cru Bousselot. A gentle slope with eastern exposure. Fermented with 100% whole clusters, ambient yeasts, and no sulfur added macerated for 10 days with just two punch downs. Aged 12 months: half in used barrels, half in ceramic. Unfined, unfiltered. A small addition of sulfur after malolactic.