Importer notes from North Berkely Imports:

"The talents of winemaker Vincent Dureuil in Rully are such that it’s easy to forget that there are others making wine in the Côte Chalonnaise. But there just is no other artist in the region that faithfully crafts Burgundy with as much purity, elegance or character as does Dureuil."

"100% Pinot Noir. ’En Guesnes’ is made up of two distinct parcels, separated by premier cru ‘Meix Cadot.’ East-facing, the plot’s soils are rich in clay. The rough meaning of ‘guesnes’ in dialect is “source of water.” In ancient Galois speech, water was “wadana.” This wine is a selection of fruit from the oldest vines in ‘Guesnes,’ planted in 1950. Very limited production. Hand-harvested and hand-destemmed (leaving just the
pedicel or berry stem intact). Cold maceration for a week; fermented on indigenous yeasts in open-top wooden fermenters. Aged for 18
months in new French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered, according to the lunar calendar.."