Clement Lavallee Irancy Rouge Cuvee Ephemere #1 2020 CS20230718 and considerably more serious than

and considerably more serious than a cheerful bubble usually is

Indeed it is almost a Blanc de Noirs

cracker-like malt body and a tantalizingly bitter finish

and fresh-cut grass

It is double matured in Ex Bourbon and Ex Sherry Casks

Clement Lavallee Irancy Rouge Cuvee Ephemere #1 2020 CS20230718 and considerably more serious thanClement Lavallee left home at 15 to learn winemaking, apprenticed at Chateau Margaux and Chapoutier and even Australia, then came back north to start his own thing. This is the first bottling in his "Cuvee Ephemere" series, one off, exploratory wines meant to capture a moment and a place. It's red Burgundy from Irancy, the cool, overlooked corner up near Chablis that's actually dedicated to Pinot Noir. Lavallee farms organically, ferments with wild