2018 Hospice de Beaune - Domaine Coche Dury Volnay 1er cru "Cuvée Géneral Muteau", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This Cuve is made up from 5 superbly placed Volnay Premier Cru, En Caillerets, Carelle Sous la Chapelle, Frmiets, Taillepieds and Le Village. Domaine J. F. Coche Dury purchased 3 barrels. Domaine Coche Dury follows traditional winemaking techniques but does a few things differently. The winemakers great devotion and craftsmanship are the secret ingredients of the vinification process. The fermentation happens in oak casks, and the

The Upper Mosel in fact represents the beginning of the Paris Basin

Nicole Deriaux’s natural approach to every step of the process captures the true essence of the Etoile appellation in each of the separate bottlings done at the domaine

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After bottling

sweet and the traditional oxidative wine from the Jura - Vin Jaune

the wine rests in barrel for a total of 16 months before bottling

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The barrels were racked and blended just before the 2021 vintage and bottled unfiltered

left on the fine lees until bottling in the following February

Big Salt is a co-fermentation rather than a blend – meaning they allow Mother Nature to create complexity rather than attempting to blend the wine after the fact

followed by about a year of aging in neutral French oak