Produced
from native-rooted vines planted at the foot of Mount Lassen, an active
volcano, in the newly designated AVA of Manton Valley, California, this
is unlike any California Chard we've ever tasted...in a good (albeit
wine-geekish) way. Think Burgundy meets Etna, with a Jura (or
is it more Jerez?) twist. Of course, that's to be expected from the
talented folks behind the Living Wines Collective,
a small cooperative based in Northern California who are all about
traditionally made wines and natural farming practices. Sam Barron and
Shaunt Oungoulian, the team behind Les Lunes, spent time together and
separately in Burgundy, working with reputed domaines from the Macon to
Chablis, which inspired them to return home to produce distinctive,
terroir-driven Chardonnay from unusual sites in California. The
decomposed volcanic soils of the Dobson Vineyard combine with natural,
oxidative winemaking techniques to result in a wine that is at once
fresh and complex, vibrant and ethereal. Awesome with food (like
oysters, sushi or dishes with complex umami flavors), this wine is
definitely not for everyone (warning: if you love big, rich, oakey
Chardonnays, this is most definitely not for you), it has much to offer
the curious wine drinker. Go ahead, drink outside the box!
About the Producer: Les Lunes is a project under the umbrella outfit of the Living Wines Collective, who seek to reference the honest, great wines of California’s heritage, "before money, ego and points got in the way." They manage every detail of the production process by hand. They lease their own vineyards, work their own vines and built their own cellar. Their focus is on vineyard health and they believe that proper vineyard management can eliminate the need for pesticides, preserving the indigenous microbes on the grapes and in the soils. At Les Lunes, everything is 100% organic, neither herbicides nor insecticides are used, which leads to healthier and more complex wines that don’t need tweaking in the cellar. Consequently, they are able to follow the most minimal intervention winemaking to allow the authentic expression of terroir shine through. Nothing was added prior to bottling, and the wine was bottled by gravity flow.
About the Producer: Les Lunes is a project under the umbrella outfit of the Living Wines Collective, who seek to reference the honest, great wines of California’s heritage, "before money, ego and points got in the way." They manage every detail of the production process by hand. They lease their own vineyards, work their own vines and built their own cellar. Their focus is on vineyard health and they believe that proper vineyard management can eliminate the need for pesticides, preserving the indigenous microbes on the grapes and in the soils. At Les Lunes, everything is 100% organic, neither herbicides nor insecticides are used, which leads to healthier and more complex wines that don’t need tweaking in the cellar. Consequently, they are able to follow the most minimal intervention winemaking to allow the authentic expression of terroir shine through. Nothing was added prior to bottling, and the wine was bottled by gravity flow.
2014 LES LUNES "DOBSON VINEYARD" MANTON VALLEY CHARDONNAY, CALIFORNIA
Regular: $26.99
This Week: $24.29
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