before the grape fell out of favor and the fruit was sold off to négociants
Winemaker’s note: “This bottling was spurred through my close relationship with Forest Hill Farms
A Pinot Noir grown on limestone clay soil in Kirchhofen and Pfaffenweiler
on the same filet of the slope as Bonnes-Mares
Triassic sandstone and limestone parcels across Hessigheim and the Enz valley
2020 Caze-Thibaut Cramant Grand Cru, Champagne, France Cazottes before the grape fell outGrapes are picked by hand when fully ripe and are then pressed slowly and gently. All juice is moved by gravity into steel tank. Once each parcel is pressed, the juice is transferred from tank into a combination of 228, 350, and 330L barrels for a long, cold, and slow native yeast fermentation. Full malolactic fermentation. Time on lees 54 months; Dosage 0 g L; Disgorgement Jan Feb March 2025. The tirage dates are engraved on the bottle, as is the