Les Horées "Bourgogne Rouge Le Vieux Sage"
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Grapes: Pinot Noir
Region: Burgundy, France
Vintage: 2021
Viticulture: Biodynamic
Soils: Red, heavy soil of clay-limestone with feverish alluvium
Vinification: 80% whole cluster (but with a large proportion of the stems cut off by hand), ambient yeast fermentation for about 7 days in open-top wooden tank
Aging: 12 months in used barrels
Fining or Filtering: None
Notes from the Importer: The name "Les Horées" derives from Greek mythology. Catharina says there are many different interpretations, but she describes "Les Horées" as marking the change in seasons. The goddesses of the seasons are called "Horae" (hours).