2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France R.H. Coutier saline line

saline line

Bottling is done with a light sulfur adjustment (25 mg/L total) and no filtration

while the remaining 80% were left whole cluster

the wine is transferred to cement vats

and fresh cheeses

2023 Domaine Bärtschi Pinot Noir 'La Pendia' Cru Manicle, Bugey, France R.H. Coutier saline lineAppellation: Bugey AOP cru Mancicle Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir (massale selection of Pinot Fin, an old sub variety of Pinot Noir, known for its smaller berries and low yields) Average Vine Age: 74 years old Altitude: 1,315 feet (400m) Soils Terroir: Cru Manicle is a 12ha south facing walled Clos of gravely limestone and clay limestone soils. The vines for this cuve were planted in 1949, at the very bottom of the Clos, to a massale selection of an old