Bonne Etoile 2023
The second of Paulette's domaine wines, this year made by infusing whole bunches of Syrah in a press of Gamay, with the addition of the juice of white grapes, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc & Verdesse, from very young vines Paulette has planted close to her home. These new elements take the wine into the realms of the push/pull dynamic she does so well in other cuvées, creating a harmony of opposing forces with intensity and lightness of touch. Seeing the longest élevage of all her wines, 2/3 was pressed into smaller 'fût' barrels and 1/3 to fibreglass cuve to rest for one year before bottling.
The result is a wine of true originality that feels genuinely hard to place - deep, concentrated fruit, with the sort of silky elegance that only patience in the cellar can bring. Aromatics leap from the glass - pastel parma violet and juicy blackcurrant and something earthy, like walking into a cool stone cellar. The white grapes bring a curious element of tinned pineapple fruit and its accompanying lick of acid. Tannins are incredibly fine and delicately frame this riot of fruit - somehow everything seems to make sense. We've honestly not tasted anything remotely comparable and urge you to investigate.
Bonne Etoile 2023
The second of Paulette's domaine wines, this year made by infusing whole bunches of Syrah in a press of Gamay, with the addition of the juice of white grapes, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc & Verdesse, from very young vines Paulette has planted close to her home. These new elements take the wine into the realms of the push/pull dynamic she does so well in other cuvées, creating a harmony of opposing forces with intensity and lightness of touch. Seeing the longest élevage of all her wines, 2/3 was pressed into smaller 'fût' barrels and 1/3 to fibreglass cuve to rest for one year before bottling.
The result is a wine of true originality that feels genuinely hard to place - deep, concentrated fruit, with the sort of silky elegance that only patience in the cellar can bring. Aromatics leap from the glass - pastel parma violet and juicy blackcurrant and something earthy, like walking into a cool stone cellar. The white grapes bring a curious element of tinned pineapple fruit and its accompanying lick of acid. Tannins are incredibly fine and delicately frame this riot of fruit - somehow everything seems to make sense. We've honestly not tasted anything remotely comparable and urge you to investigate.
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The second of Paulette's domaine wines, this year made by infusing whole bunches of Syrah in a press of Gamay, with the addition of the juice of white grapes, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc & Verdesse, from very young vines Paulette has planted close to her home. These new elements take the wine into the realms of the push/pull dynamic she does so well in other cuvées, creating a harmony of opposing forces with intensity and lightness of touch. Seeing the longest élevage of all her wines, 2/3 was pressed into smaller 'fût' barrels and 1/3 to fibreglass cuve to rest for one year before bottling.
The result is a wine of true originality that feels genuinely hard to place - deep, concentrated fruit, with the sort of silky elegance that only patience in the cellar can bring. Aromatics leap from the glass - pastel parma violet and juicy blackcurrant and something earthy, like walking into a cool stone cellar. The white grapes bring a curious element of tinned pineapple fruit and its accompanying lick of acid. Tannins are incredibly fine and delicately frame this riot of fruit - somehow everything seems to make sense. We've honestly not tasted anything remotely comparable and urge you to investigate.
