Cuvée 21550

This sublime Pinot Noir comes from a one hectare parcel of vines up to eighty years old planted over clay and limestone in the Côte de Beaune’s Ladoix. Pale red in the glass, it is gently perfumed with wild strawberry, earth and rose. Featherweight on the palate, it is simply as pure and energetic an expression of the grape as you will find. Romuald Valot Originally from Burgundy, Romauld Valot has spent the last decade forging a new path in the remote hills of the Beaujolais. Born into a family of vignerons, he spent decades working for classic producers in Burgundy and was left disenchanted by the number of chemicals used in the vineyards and the tricks being played in the cellar. In 2013 he bought a small cottage, cuverie, and three hectares of vines in the hills above Beaujeu, way out in Beaujolais’ west. The vines are planted over granite and are a hundred years old. At five hundred meters above sea level, they are amongst the very highest in the region but most importantly, they