2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay, Cote de Beaune, France Jacques-Frederic Mugnier planted in 2013 on limestone

planted in 2013 on limestone and marl soils

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Vine Age: Planted from 1955 to 1957

30% whole-cluster in stainless steel

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2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay, Cote de Beaune, France Jacques-Frederic Mugnier planted in 2013 on limestonePinot Noir from multiple estate parcels across Volnay on shallow, stony limestoneclay; the domaine farms biodynamically and harvests by hand. Fruit is rigorously sorted with a measured share of whole clusters when perfectly ripe, then fermented with indigenous yeasts in open vats with gentle extraction. levage runs 1215 months in older 228 L pices (no new oak), with minimal racking; SO is modest and added after malolactic. Bottling is done without