Le Puy de L’Ours L'Absurde Blanc de Noirs VDF 2022Region: Burgundy, France Color Style: White Wine Grapes: Pinot Noir Variety: Pinot Noir Size: Selection of 0. 02 ha (0. 05 ac) Vine Age: Planted in 1968 Terroir: Clay limestone soils with white marls, southwestern exposure Viticulture: Organic Vinification: Whole cluster pressing, 24 hour cold settling, partial malo. Aged 6 months in stainless steel tank.

There is a great deal of history here: this was the first DO established on the island in 1992

very easy to appreciate

beautifully perfumed

His practices are easily the most old-school approach to viticulture in the region that we know of

Medium Full Bodied

Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto make transparent

They worked with traditional varieties

Grapes: Carignan

planting old varieties in collaboration with the island’s governing bodies in 2006

it is probably the finest Auslese of the vintage at Selbach-Oster

He chose this domain because he is a lover of Chenin and in Puy-Notre-Dame

Great balance with a textured palate and a mineral finish that goes on and on