2023 Henri Chauvet 'De Cendre et d'Ame' Cotes d'Auvergne, France Domaine Derain Albert Masson

Albert Masson

and lives of 25 of the most influential natural winemakers in France and Italy

Aged 14-18 months in barrel (30% new oak)

and leaven

They pick between twenty and thirty parcels here from vines up to forty years old

2023 Henri Chauvet 'De Cendre et d'Ame' Cotes d'Auvergne, France Domaine Derain Albert MassonGamay + very old Pinot Noir from a Burgundian massale selection (the first vines planted by Claude Sauvat, who founded the domaine). Site: A sector just outside Boudes with a strong dominance of basalt and highly fractured limestone. Context: In 2022, the Gamays went into Abrupts and the Pinots into Vie ordinaire. In 2023, this portion was isolated for its singular character. Vinification: 1012 days whole cluster maceration in large stainless tanks;