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

This is a field blend (both red and white) of experimental varieties grapes

smoky crystallized minerality with a flinty character – unmistakably Felsenberg

Grenache dominant with Cinsault playing a lesser role this is a sweeter fruit version with juicy dark cherries and blood plums driving the up front with hopefully the now familiar smooth transition to a more savoury finish

It was created for cooler California climates and offered a wine grape that was lower in acid and more pleasing to the current American wine consumer at the time

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