2024 Louis Billard Vosne-Romanee, Cote de Nuits, France core encompassing both the cool-rugged center

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

the Bourgogne Pinot Noir is a mixture of both Lameroses and Vaux parcels

and 13-year-old straight bourbons distilled in Kentucky

While this is located at the warmer end of the Anderson Valley

with a freshness and acidity that speaks to both the dominant Riesling character and the mineral soil

2024 Louis Billard Vosne-Romanee, Cote de Nuits, France core encompassing both the cool-rugged centerFrom ~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).