2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Beru 2019 Ben Haines Pinot Noir

2019 Ben Haines Pinot Noir

After 4 years of true no intervention

and light on its feet—more reminiscent of great Pinot Noir or Nebbiolo than traditional Montepulciano

The proportion of red grapes to white grapes is roughly ⅓-⅔

2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Beru 2019 Ben Haines Pinot NoirAppellation: Bugey AOP cru Mancicle Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir (massale selection of Pinot Fin, an old sub variety of Pinot Noir, known for its smaller berries and low yields) Average Vine Age: 74 years old Altitude: 1,315 feet (400m) Soils Terroir: Cru Manicle is a 12ha south facing walled Clos of gravely limestone and clay limestone soils. The vines for this cuve were planted in 1949, at the very bottom of the Clos, to a massale selection of an old