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% Chardonnay. ‘Champs Gains,’ facing east, near the village of Blagny and above most of Puligny’s premier cru plots; it is a “cool” parcel and harvests are late in the season. Soils are thin, with the “mother rock” of limestone close to the surface. Planted in 1974.
Country
France
Sub-Region
Puligny-Montrachet
Region
Burgundy
Varieties
Chardonnay
Farming
Practicing organic
Soil
Deep, clay rich on limestone base
Winemaking
Hand-harvested. Pressed full cluster; lees settling for 48 hours. Fermented on indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels (20% new). Aged for 12 months in barrel, then six months in tank. Unfined and unfiltered; all work follows the lunar cycle."