Henri & Gilles Buisson Saint-Romain Rouge 'Sous Roche' 2021

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Henri & Gilles Buisson Saint-Romain Rouge 'Sous Roche' 2021This vineyard planted to Pinot Noir faces the Sous la Velle vineyard on the opposite side of the valley, on similarly steep slopes. The soil of this lieu dit is a mix of limestone and marne. The vines are planted to a density of 10,000 per hectare. The grapes, harvested manually, are destemmed to 90% and the wine is aged in barrel for a twelve month period. The Pinot vines in Sous Roche are of an average age of 50 years with low yields and excellent

speaking to Sylvain’s skillful farming and light touch in the cellar

it is very much a Levet wine with a bouquet of violets

often wrote under the curious Anglophone pseudonym Clarendon

suitable for decanting

each case of wine will be accompanied by in-depth descriptions of the estate and featured bottle

aged for 3 years on the lees before disgorgement

at least in terms of quantity produced

Semi-carbonic maceration gives this wine a certain lift and fruit-driven exuberance

for this bottling still impresses

nestled against Volnay and Meursault in the direction of Saint-Romain

Composed of two very close climats

rare in the Luberon