2023 Chantereves Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Mainbey 'Elevage Prolonge', Burgundy, France Falkenstein where crafting “balance” means walking

where crafting “balance” means walking a razor’s edge in a genre with such iconic examples

It’s hard for the roots to go deep here

Even on July 1

The objective is to have the highest variety life in the soil and create a natural balance within the environment

4days of contact on skins

2023 Chantereves Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Mainbey 'Elevage Prolonge', Burgundy, France Falkenstein where crafting “balance” means walkingMainbey is the biggest lieu dit of the domaine, divided into three Chardonnay parcels and one Aligot parcel. In 2023, a portion of the cuve was set aside for an extended 22 month levage in barrel, instead of the usual 10 12 months, and released separately.