Antoine Lienhardt Cote de Nuits Villages Les Essards 2024 CS20230516 so the sweetness reads as

so the sweetness reads as juicy rather than heavy

and blackberry with a whisper of mint and cedar

using massale selections drawn from some of the Loire's finest estates rather than commercial clones

savory grip

patiently aging for a minimum of seven years to extract the notes of vanilla trapped within the charred oak

Antoine Lienhardt Cote de Nuits Villages Les Essards 2024 CS20230516 so the sweetness reads asLes Essards draws its power from ancient limestone bedrock underlying only 30 40 centimeters of topsoil, with vines averaging 55 65 years old that dig deep for mineral expression. This single parcel in Comblanchien blends the concentration of mature Pinot Noir with a pronounced chalky minerality born from the stony, lean soils. Antoine Lienhardt harvests at optimum ripeness, destemming 100% of the fruit and conducting closed tank fermentation for 10