2023 Domaine Forey Pere et Fils Vosne-Romanee Menhir Cote de Nuits, France Radicante with red and sandy clay

with red and sandy clay soils over limestone at about 280 meters

the estate was just able to purchase it back

The Terres Blanches gives the final blend its soaring aromatics and minerality

then underwent secondary fermentation in bottle with no dosage added

Red Hen’s gravelly alluvial soils give Merlot that is ripe but finely etched

2023 Domaine Forey Pere et Fils Vosne-Romanee Menhir Cote de Nuits, France Radicante with red and sandy clayIn recent vintages Rgis Forey has begun ageing a portion of his Vosne village wine in tronconic wood foudres, shaped similarly to the Menhir standing stones that stretch across Celtic areas of Europe. In todays warming climate, Burgundys average cellar temperatures are higher than in eras past, and vessels such as these counteract the accelerated development these warmer cellars foster.