Clement Lavallee Irancy Rouge Cuvee Ephemere #1 2020 CS20230718 Indeed it is almost a

Indeed it is almost a Blanc de Noirs

and considerably more serious than a cheerful bubble usually is

Around 2022 Hugues made the decision to follow biodynamic farming twenty years ago after noticing that his skin was becoming irritated from contact with the chemicals

so the wine stays pure and low-dosage without ever turning austere

Clement Lavallee Irancy Rouge Cuvee Ephemere #1 2020 CS20230718 Indeed it is almost aClement Lavallee left home at 15 to learn winemaking, apprenticed at Chateau Margaux and Chapoutier and even Australia, then came back north to start his own thing. This is the first bottling in his "Cuvee Ephemere" series, one off, exploratory wines meant to capture a moment and a place. It's red Burgundy from Irancy, the cool, overlooked corner up near Chablis that's actually dedicated to Pinot Noir. Lavallee farms organically, ferments with wild