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B238 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT BAIN DE BULLES GUY WURTZ 2022 750ml
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B035 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT BAIN DE BULLES ARTEMUS KA (2021) 750ml
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B034 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT LA CHASSORNADE (2021) 750ml
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Bain de Bulles Guy Wurtz (= Bath of bubbles, Gewurztraminer). It's advertised as a Pet Nat, but currently has no bubbles. Maybe just a slight tingle on the tongue. To be clear, this is not a sparkling wine at this time. However, whether it has bubbles or not doesn't really matter, the richness of the juice and the acidity are superb. We thought it might be low alcohol, but it's a proper 12.5%. We didn't feel the alcohol at all. The grapes are Gewurztraminer from Alsace. This is delicious.
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Bain de Bulles (= Bath of bubbles). This sparkling wine is made from Muscat grapes in Alsace and has a rich fruitiness paired with vibrant acidity. Chilling it close to 0 degrees makes it very refreshing! Although it is not recommended for those who have been educated to consider V.A. (volatile acid) in wine as a defect, there is a dedicated fan base for wines where V.A. is expressed in a moderate and exquisite manner, positively enhancing the wine.
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[Lot 2021]
This Pet-Nat is made from old vines of Aligote in Puligny-Montrachet. It has a crisp, lemony flavor with refreshing bubbles. By the way, "Chassornade" is a word coined by Frédéric Cossard, combining "Chassorney" and "Lemonade". Yes, he wanted to make a Pet-Nat that tastes like lemonade! It's cloudy because it was released without disgorgement.
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A820 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF PET NAT LA CHASSORNADE (2020) 750ml
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A787 FREDERIC COSSARD BOURGOGNE BLANC BIGOTES 2020 750ml
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4579 CHASSORNEY(FREDERIC COSSARD) BOURGOGNE ROUGE EN CARRAN LA CROIX DE BERNARD 2017 1500ml
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[Lot 2020]
Like other wines, it is produced every year, and the taste varies each time; however, there is no vintage labeling, and the same design label is used each year, making it hard to distinguish between them. There seems to be an issue with inventory data management or possibly a mistake in the warehouse, as two lots from the 2020 and 2021 vintages exist. This wine was not particularly intended for aging, so the practice was to sell out one lot before moving on to the next. However, tasting both wines side by side was quite interesting. The Aligoté from Puligny-Montrachet shows a stark difference between the 2020 and 2021 vintages. Indeed, this is a reasonable observation given the vintage differences between 2020 and 2021 in Burgundy.
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[Mature Bottle Release]
Bigotes is a great natural wine classic, made from Chardonnay from the Puligny-Montrachet area, near Volnay and Pommard. The age of the vines is 55 years. Frederic Cossard produces wine exclusively from old vines. The fruit and mineral characteristics are well-balanced at a high level. The 2020 vintage is well matured today; it's the perfect time to uncork.
Immediately after opening, it emits bouquet and has quite a soft impression, but as time passes, it gains freshness and lively tension. People often describe Cossard's wines as Vin Vivant, and indeed, this Bigotes 2020 truly embodies that.
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[Mature Bottle Release]
This special cuvée is bottled only in magnum format. It is made from Pinot Noir sourced from a tiny parcel in Saint-Romain that is the home ground of Frédéric and Laure Cossard. Characterized by floral notes and lovely red berries, the wine is extremely pure, lively, and silky, which embodies the full style we appreciate from Frédéric and Laure Cossard. While it has been delicious since the beginning, the wine has now reached its peak.
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4588 FREDERIC COSSARD BOURGOGNE ROUGE BEDEAU 2017 750ml
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B186 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD VdF AUSTRALE L2020 750ml
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B181 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD BOURGOGNE ROUGE COTEAUX DE DIJON 2020 750ml
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[Mature Bottle Release]
The Bedeau 2017 is made from Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes (over 40 years old) from the Volnay and Nuits-Saint-Georges areas. This is one of the bibles of Vin Nature and a good choice for a first bottle to get to know Frédéric Cossard. It is fine and delicate.
Bedeau has been very popular lately, and it is the most casual label in Frédéric Cossard's lineup, so it sells out quickly. Therefore, it does not qualify for our long-term aging stock. However, when we started selling the 2017 vintage, Cossard was still relatively unknown in Hong Kong, and when the 2018 vintage arrived, there were still 120 bottles left that literally went into storage. As a result, we are really glad we still have some left.
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Marc Soyard's new experimental cuvée "Australe" is made from Biologic Pinot-Blanc planted on argilo-calcaires soil. Whole bunch fermentation with skin-contact for 3 weeks. No SO2 added, no fining and no filtering before bottling.
No doubt, he is an excellent traditional Burgundy wine-maker, but we also think he has another great talent for this type of wine too.
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30 years old vine Pinot-Noir from organic and biodynamic vineyards on clay-limestone with marl soil. Whole-bunch fermentation, semi-carbonic maceration. No SO2 added, no culture yeast added during fermentation. Aged in barrel for 18 months. 30% new oak barrel. No fining no filtering before bottling. High quality standard of Domaine de la Cras.
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B182 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD BOURGOGNE BLANC COTEAUX DE DIJON 2020 750ml
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B179 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD BOURGOGNE ROUGE CRAS MONOPOLE 2020 750ml
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B180 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD BOURGOGNE BLANC CRAS MONOPOLE 2020 750ml
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100% Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc from 30 years old vines. Dijon is considered as "Pinot-Noir" area, but Marc Soyard is producing brilliant Chardonnay with purely Bourgogne profile. Fermented in oak barrels and aged in the barrel for 12 months. No new oak used. High quality standard of Domaine de la Cras.
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Pinot-Noir from organic and biodynamic vineyards on clay-limestone with marl soil, small selected parcel which is located on the top of hill. The Cras vineyards are totally isolated, so he is never affected by pesticide spraying by neighbours.
Whole-bunch fermentation, semi-carbonic maceration for two weeks. No SO2 added, no culture yeast added. Aged in barrel for 18 months. 40-50% new oak are used. No fining no filtering before bottling. The Monopole "Cras Rouge" was made 2,708 bottles in 2020.
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100% Chardonnay from over 35 years V.V. by Selection Massale on clay-limestone with marl soil, selected parcel which is located on the top of hill. The Cras vineyards are totally isolated, so he is never affected by pesticide spraying by neighbours.
Fermented in wooden barrel with no SO2 added, no culture yeast added. Aged in barrel for 18 months. No new oak. No fining no filtering before bottling. The Monopole "Cras Blanc" was made 3,971 bottles in 2020.
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A904 DOMAINE DE LA CRAS MARC SOYARD BOURGOGNE MONTRE LUC 2019 750ml
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Planted in 1983 and 2001, on clay-limestone soil. Vineyards are farmed biodynamically. 70% whole cluster by carbonic maceration and 30% whole cluster pressed. Fermented by natural yeast, minimal SO2 added, no racking, finining, or filtering. Aged for 15 months in used oak barrels. Made only 900 bottles.
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