Clos Lapeyre Jurancon La Magendia 2021 (375ml) CS20230713 Their 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir

Their 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir showcases whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 10-month aging in barrel

stony soils in a warm pocket shielded from the Mistral wind—low yields yielding concentrated character

Hardy Wallace ferments in stainless and ages in well-seasoned barrels

The Nectar d'Or bottling is finished in Sauternes casks

this is Napa Cabernet that prizes balance

Clos Lapeyre Jurancon La Magendia 2021 (375ml) CS20230713 Their 2022 Bourgogne Pinot NoirLa Magendia means "the best" in the local Barnais dialect, and the name fits. This is Clos Lapeyre's flagship sweet Juranon, 100% Petit Manseng, made from grapes that hang on the vine into late autumn (sometimes into December) until they shrivel and concentrate naturally on the vine. No noble rot, no chaptalization just sun, time, and patient picking. The Larrieu family ferments and ages in barrel, and the wine that emerges is honeyed and exotic on