Bourgoin V.S.O.P. Cognac, France Weller just as critics see it

just as critics see it as part of their "kit" to properly evaluate a wine

textured Coteaux Champenois of Chardonnay from grapes grown on a historical lieu-dit parcel of clay (glaise) and loam in Vrigny

50% Pinot Noir

The resulting wine is dense

2018 AMI Champimonts 1er Cru Rouge Cotes de Beaune

Bourgoin V.S.O.P. Cognac, France Weller just as critics see itOrganically farmed ugni blanc grapes from the Bourgoin estate Chalky Cretaceous soils Primary alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts No malolactic fermentation, no added sulfites Double distilled in a 20 hectolitre copper Charentais still Aged five years in French oak barrels from the Limousin forest Down proofed with local Fontaine Jolival artesian spring water No added sugar, caramel coloring, or bois Unfined, unfiltered, and unstabilized