We are very lucky to be able to offer some very special wines from three domains that are truly at the forefront of the new wave of French wine: Le Grappin, Domaine de Chassorney and Salima & Alain Cordeuil.
Le Grappin and Domaine de Chassorney are two producers based in the Côte de Beaune, while Salima & Alain Cordeuil are in the Côte des Bar of Champagne. They all make amazingly transparent expressions of sites that are often considered under the radar. The philosophies of these domains are very much in line with the natural wine movement. That means additions are minimal, if any, which allows the wines to have an energy that is completely unique. These wines are allocated in Oregon and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a few bottles.
THE LINEUP:
2023 Domaine de Chassorney Auxey-Duresses Les Crais Blanc
From the site “Les Crais” in the heart of Auxey Duresses. Vinified and aged solely in concrete eggs.
2023 Domaine de Chassorney Auxey-Duresses Les Crais Rouge
40 year old vines of Pinot Noir from the “Les Crais” vineyard. Only 860 bottles were produced!
2023 Domaine de Chassorney Volnay 1er Cru Les Lurets
“Les Lurets” sits on the lower part of the slope of Volnay. This bottling is rarely seen outside of France.
2023 Le Grappin Montagny 1er Cru Les Treufferes Blanc
Montagny is often brushed over as a village. The “Les Treufferes” bottling shows amazing minerality, luminescence and length.
2022 Le Grappin Bourgogne Côte d’Or Blanc La Monatine
“La Monatine” is a site with deeper clay soils giving this bottling some really great richness and a curry spice twang.
2021 Salima & Alain Cordeuil Clair-Obscur Brut Nature
Mostly Pinot Noir with some Chardonnay from higher elevation vineyards. This wine is all about lift, precision and delicacy.
