Ruchottes — but the family has always kept red vines in Chassagne
and started making his own in 2006
then ages nearly two years in barrel in the topped-up (ouille) style
this wine maintains pure California identity while echoing the finest Sauvignon from around the world
What started as a focused project has grown into one of the most respected portfolios of South American wine in the country
Les Horees Coteaux Bourguignons Mon Poulain 2024 081326OFFER Ruchottes — but the familyThere is Gamay growing in Pommard, planted back in the 1940s, and Catharina Sadde farms it. That is the sort of detail that makes Coteaux Bourguignons, Burgundy's humble catch all appellation, far more interesting than it has any right to be. Mon Poulain blends that Gamay, about 40% of the wine, with Pinot Noir from the Cote de Beaune, the two fermented separately: the Gamay whole cluster, the Pinot half, both on wild yeast with no sulfur until after