Pinot Gris "Nef des Folles" - Bechtold100% Skin Contact Pinot Gris from Alsace, France. Nef des Folles translates to the nave of the mada nave being the central area of a church which houses the congregation. Jean Marie may well consider himself slightly mad, in his gently self deprecating way, for such unorthodox experimentation, but this wine makes a wholly compelling plea for his sanity. Comprising Pinot Gris from the Obere Hund vineyard macerated for twelve days on its skins and aged

& Fromenteau from Champagne

70% Frontenac Noir and 30% Marquette from Vermont

2% - Coffee

This wine is a classic beaujolais

forest fruit

Both Cordon de Royat and Guyot Simple pruning & training systems are employed

Terrific fabric like the 2012 one

young fruit

A Riesling of pronounced limestone character

Pilsner - 4

whilst a lingering aftertaste makes for a rather attractive finish

The grapes harvested for this wine are from the first hand picked parcels every fall