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La Raia Piemonte Barbera 2023Barbera comprises just 10% of La Raias vine surface, and their charming, snappy basic version is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel and bottled the summer following harvest. The extraction is gentle without being shy, and the vibrant acidity and chalky undertones which characterize the white wines are on full display here as well.

The sole red offering from this domaine outside of Volnay is the Beaune 1er Cru Cents-Vignes which is also perhaps the most charming red wine of the estate

The wine is fermented in barrel and rests on the lees for 3-½ months with occasional battonage

visceral pleasure

of course)

the Rosso “Concrete” undergoes a brief four-day maceration and is aged entirely in 20-hectoliter concrete tanks for ten months before being bottled without fining or filtration

after which it is pressed gently using an old manual screw-press and aged six months entirely in 20-hectoliter concrete tanks (hence the name)

The Levets own a third of a hectare of 40-year-old vines in the fabled vineyard La Landonne

with a sense of real concentration that is remarkable given the vines’ youth

The white wines at Walter Scott are all whole cluster pressed and after settling go straight to barrel with substantial lees

The wine from this prime site within Vétroz is declared a “Grand Cru”

Comprising 60% Trousseau from gravelly soils and 40% Pinot Noir from grey marl

with an animal-fur intrigue and a silky

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