2023 Tâcherons Pinot Noir

Bright aromas of red cherry, raspberry, and a delicate floral lift open to a palate that is juicy and nimble with lively acidity and a light, precise structure. There is a freshness and transparency here that feels more Burgundian than Southern French, with fine tannins and a clean, high-toned finish.

Fruit is hand-harvested and gravity-fed into stainless steel vats for a cold maceration lasting three to five days before a slow, temperature-controlled fermentation. The blend draws from multiple vats, some fermented with inoculated yeasts and others with indigenous, with a portion of whole clusters included across certain vats. The wine is aged for eight months in 80% stainless steel and 20% neutral oak barrel before filtration and bottling.

The fruit is grown on organically farmed, clay-limestone soils in the Haute Vallée near Limoux, in the cool, elevated inland reaches of the Languedoc. At 350 meters above sea level, the site sits well above the warm coastal plains, where mountain air and the influence of the Pyrenees temper the Southern French climate and preserve the kind of freshness and acidity the variety demands. The name Tâcherons references an old Burgundian tradition of skilled piecework in the vineyard, an homage to the precision and care this project brings to a region most known for something altogether different.