DOMAINE MICHEL LAFARGE BOURGOGNE PASSETOUTGRAIN L'EXCEPTION 2022 Country:France Oregon's Umpqua Valley sits at

Oregon's Umpqua Valley sits at a latitude and elevation profile that closely mirrors the Spanish Rioja climatic conditions ideal for Tempranillo — the scientific hypothesis Earl and Hilda Jones tested when they founded Abacela in 1995

The nose reveals layers of vanilla

Fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats and aged in barrel at a restrained 20% new oak

turning it into a family venture with his sons Carson and Chase

through maceration and botanical basket distillation

DOMAINE MICHEL LAFARGE BOURGOGNE PASSETOUTGRAIN L'EXCEPTION 2022 Country:France Oregon's Umpqua Valley sits atComplete destemming followed by indigenous fermentation and 1518 months in barrel without filtration at bottling is the full arc for Lafarge's Passetoutgrain l'Exception. The blend is 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Gamay, drawn from vines planted in 1926 on the clay limestone soils of Volnay. Demeter certified biodynamic since 2000, the domaine farms these old vines with hand destemming and muscle powered pressing. Expect peppery red berry, a vibrant mid