2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Beru 2019 Ben Haines Pinot Noir

2019 Ben Haines Pinot Noir

The proportion of red grapes to white grapes is roughly ⅓-⅔

1000 and 1500-liter barrels

and light on its feet—more reminiscent of great Pinot Noir or Nebbiolo than traditional Montepulciano

and spends 6 months in “cuve”

2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France Beru 2019 Ben Haines Pinot NoirAppellation: Bugey AOP cru Mancicle Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir (massale selection of Pinot Fin, an old sub variety of Pinot Noir, known for its smaller berries and low yields) Average Vine Age: 74 years old Altitude: 1,315 feet (400m) Soils Terroir: Cru Manicle is a 12ha south facing walled Clos of gravely limestone and clay limestone soils. The vines for this cuve were planted in 1949, at the very bottom of the Clos, to a massale selection of an old