2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Felsina This is all Pinot Noir

This is all Pinot Noir grapes from a lieu-dit "Loiselu"

The cuvee 'En Buliet' comes from the first parcel that the couple first acquired in 1998: some of these wines vines were planted in the early 1930s

Fermented with native yeasts and aged in large Slavonian oak casks

VINIFICATIONVinified in oak barrels

Petit Buisson fruit is whole-cluster-pressed and allowed to ferment spontaneously with native yeasts and without sulfur in large oak tanks

2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Felsina This is all Pinot Noir100% Grenache. The vineyard of Pignan is two hectares that were planted in the 1980s, located at Chateau Rayas behind the pine trees. It is a slightly warmer site with some rocks scattered through the vineyard. Soil: Fine red sand base with smaller pebbles. Whole bunch fermentation in concrete vats, then aging for 12 months in 80 100 year old foudres.