2023 Domaine Duroche Combe au Moine, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, France Julian Scheid aiming for black pepper but

aiming for black pepper but not too much astringency

This Syrah comes from grapes matures "at the peak" of the de' Canonici vineyard

gentle smokiness and a very discreet touch of buttery oak

The vineyards for Trois Cepages are all located in the village of Montigny-les-Arsures

with the 2009 fruit dried on clay mats (passerillage) to intensify sugars and aromatic compounds

2023 Domaine Duroche Combe au Moine, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, France Julian Scheid aiming for black pepper butDuroch vineyards are worked with the utmost attention given to the health of the soil. As a matter of principle, nothing more than sulfur or copper are used for vineyard treatments. Grapes are of course hand harvested and sorted both in the vineyard and in the cellar prior to maceration and fermentation. In general, everything is de stemmed and macerated with a gentle pigeage, followed later by remontage, all with the goals of purity and finesse. With