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Description
Country: France Region: Burgundy
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Category: Red Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Sylvain Pataille
“Sylvain Pataille produces brilliant wines that number among the Côte d’Or’s finest values. Whole-cluster vinification, long macerations, low sulfur and protracted élevage are the rudiments of the approach.”
-William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Sylvain Pataille is perhaps secretly one of the most important figures in Burgundy today. Beyond being a leader in organic and biodynamic viticulture, he is also a consulting oenologist for some of the most famed domains in the region.
Jancis Robinson said that 'Sylvain showed exceptional prowess in making Aligoté'. These whites are capable of achieving extraordinary complexity.
Tasting Notes: From Marsannay, just where the Côte d’Or starts, Sylvain crafts from old vineyards on clay-limestone soils natural wines that speak to the soul and whisper to the heart. This is 100% Pinot Noir from naturally farmed vines that sees fermentation with the grapes’ native yeasts in fiberglass, 3 weeks skin contact and a long elevage in old barriques. Juicy, multi-layered and tersely elegant: arctic berries with autumn forest floor, black spices, bramble and dark plums.
