2024 Louis Billard Vosne-Romanee, Cote de Nuits, France core Whole bunches and new Stockinger

Whole bunches and new Stockinger barrels

An impressive new parcellaire cuvee from Aurelien Laherte

and 13-year-old straight bourbons distilled in Kentucky

encompassing both the cool-rugged center of Priorat and the region’s warmer south

2024 Louis Billard Vosne-Romanee, Cote de Nuits, France core Whole bunches and new StockingerFrom ~55 year old vines on classic Vosne limestone marl, a seven day cold soak precedes an 18 day native ferment with early pump overs and light punch downs; its 100% whole cluster, aged 14 months in barrel (20% new) plus 2 months stainless, filtered slowly (lenticular), and bottled at ~15 mg L free SO (1,340 bottles).