2017 R. Pouillon & Fils Chemin du Bois Methode Fabrice Pouillon Grand Marnier average ageing in bottle: 4

average ageing in bottle: 4 years

The vines are 10-18 years old

beauty and savoury complexity of the best Nebbiolos

Grapes are fermented in French oak 500L barrels and then aged for 8 months

‘La Savane’ comes from a 2-hectare parcel planted in 1978 in Ardoix

2017 R. Pouillon & Fils Chemin du Bois Methode Fabrice Pouillon Grand Marnier average ageing in bottle: 4This is Fabrice's most daring wine. Conceived as a Champagne that shows how farming can affect ripeness and ultimately influence the Champagne Method, which is highly interventionist, this Champagne is made only with grapes and grape sugar without any other sugar added. It is legal to add sugar in three steps in making Champagne: chaptalization, prise de mousse, and dosage. Fabrice sources this 100% pinot noir from a single parcel in Mareuil sur A