2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Pitures, Volnay Premier Cru, France 1.5L Magnum Pedres Blanques central parcel of the Ritsch

central parcel of the Ritsch

and a small lake: an ideal habitat for animals and insects

chalk and sand

he is making simply extraordinary wine from each cépage he grows

2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Pitures, Volnay Premier Cru, France 1.5L Magnum Pedres Blanques central parcel of the RitschFrom old vine parcels in the stony, mid slope Pitures climat on very shallow limestone with thin brown clay; the domaine farms biodynamically and harvests by hand. Grapes are rigorously sorted, with a measured share of whole clusters used when stems are perfectly ripe, then fermented with indigenous yeasts in open vats with gentle extraction. levage runs 1418 months in older 228 L pices with no new oak, minimal racking, and SO added only after