J.L. Denois

Pinot Noir Grand Vin

J.L. Denois is a Pinot Noir pioneer in the Languedoc and the Grand Vin cuvée is a testament to his 35 years of honing the variety for Limoux. In the Grand Vin cuvée, priorityy is given to delicacy, elegance, and seduction as opposed to power. This Pinot is a home run: red cherry, tobacco, toast, florest floor, mocha, vanilla, and white chocolate—just wildly delicious and beautifully textured. So rich without bullying the palate or leaning on alcohol for its body, it unfolds in the glass as it greets the air.
France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan Wine

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

ABV:  13.3%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: Gentle maceration and long ferment with indigenous yeast and no added sulfites, followed by the gentlest pressing. The wine ages at least one year in 500 litre French oak barrels, then continues aging in bottle in the Denois cellars before release.

CSPC:  871548

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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J.L. Denois
Pinot Noir Grand Vin

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Vegan Wine
J.L. Denois is a Pinot Noir pioneer in the Languedoc and the Grand Vin cuvée is a testament to his 35 years of honing the variety for Limoux. In the Grand Vin cuvée, priorityy is given to delicacy, elegance, and seduction as opposed to power. This Pinot is a home run: red cherry, tobacco, toast, florest floor, mocha, vanilla, and white chocolate—just wildly delicious and beautifully textured. So rich without bullying the palate or leaning on alcohol for its body, it unfolds in the glass as it greets the air.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

ABV:  13.3%

Vineyard:  Fruit from the organic Magrie vineyard in the Haute Vallée de l'Aude at 400m altitude on clay and limestone soils. Only the finest bunches are selected, hand harvested into small 15 kg crates to prevent premature crushing and oxidation.

Cellar: Gentle maceration and long ferment with indigenous yeast and no added sulfites, followed by the gentlest pressing. The wine ages at least one year in 500 litre French oak barrels, then continues aging in bottle in the Denois cellars before release.

CSPC:  871548

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Limoux, Languedoc

Appellation:  Haute Vallée de l'Aude IGP

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.3%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  871548

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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780-203-5284

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306-290-0277

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