J-M Sélèque Soliste Pinot Noir Les Gayères 2018

100% Pinot Noir

Single vineyard "Les Gayères", planted in 1974

100% aging in wood (350 and 600 liter barrels for 10 months)

4 years bottle aging under cork

Dosage: 2g/l

Without fining or filtration

Nicola FEB23 (2018 vintage): Vibrant, great presence, radiant, pressure, great reverberation, some chocolate
Tasting FEB20 (2016 vintage): West-facing terroir, matures later, very exciting, special character, very balanced, has something beguiling, rather delicate Pinot Noir fruit, but of course still much too young, you can taste flints.

JM Seleque: The Soliste range presents wines from our village of Pierry, from one plot, from a single varietal and vintage. We have chosen them for their identity, their quality and their specificity - the best representations of our terroir. You already know Soliste Meunier, Soliste Chardonnay, Infusion Meunier Rosé and this year we introduce Soliste Pinot Noir.

Soliste Pinot Noir comes from our "Les Gayères" property, located in the upper part of the west-facing central slope of Pierry. It was planted by my father in 1974 on cool Sparnacien clay soil, a distinctive soil of the region that contains freshwater quartz stones (formerly sought after in the production of millstones) and contributes to the distinctiveness of Pierry's wines. The Pinot Noir ripens late here and benefits from the setting sun to refine its aromas at the end of the harvest. This property also supplies the red wine for our Solessence Rosé Cuvée.