2022 Vincent Ruiz 'Prima Materia' Grenache Noir, Vin de France Jean-Philippe Fichet ripe fruit lingers long on

ripe fruit lingers long on the palate with underlying vegetal notes

The GG selections are macerated for a few days

2018 Marie-Therese Chappaz Grain Pinot Les Dahrres

it has stuffing and phenolic midpalate intensity buoyed a dash of very good elevagé (one new barrel) but plenty of Renard edge to carry it all

it’s just entering its prime and will evolve beautifully over the next two decades

2022 Vincent Ruiz 'Prima Materia' Grenache Noir, Vin de France Jean-Philippe Fichet ripe fruit lingers long onA lively, powerful whole cluster grenache. Indigenous yeasts, 15 days of maceration in whole bunches, without punching down or pumping over, 8 months aging on fine lees, without added sulfites