2019 Milan Nestarec, Forks & Knives Red 1.5L Magnum Buffalo Trace and aged oxidatively

and aged oxidatively

The old vines are planted on slopes that are rich in slate at 700m altitude

then covered with crushed grapes and allowed to ferment spontaneously

Nicole Deriaux’s gold-standard Crémant du Jura is always from a single vintage (though it is labeled non-vintage)

He's worked with celebrated chef Eric Ripert as wine director of three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin for over a decade

2019 Milan Nestarec, Forks & Knives Red 1.5L Magnum Buffalo Trace and aged oxidativelyAge of Vines : 15 years. Vinification Notes : Grapes are hand harvested and destemmed. The wine is fermented in 2500 liter stainless steel tanks for about 10 days with indigenous yeasts. The skins remain in contact with the juice for about 3 days, for a light and soft extraction and occasional pigeage. Half of the wine stays in tanks and the other half goes into used 225 liter oak barrels for elevage for about 13 months. The wine is bottled