Xavier Gerard Cote-Rotie 'Le Mollard' 2022 Champagne we have expanded our work

we have expanded our work with the Levet family to include a second bottling of Cote Rotie known as “Les Journaries”

south-facing slopes of the fabled Grand Cru Schlossberg in Kientzheim

Giampiero acquired a parcel of 80-year-old Trebbiano Spoletino in the town of Pigge di Trevi several years back

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

Based on Prugnolo Gentile aka Sangiovese (85%) and Mammolo & Canaiolo (15%)

Xavier Gerard Cote-Rotie 'Le Mollard' 2022 Champagne we have expanded our workSince 2019, Xavier has produced a single vineyard Cte Rtie from Le Mollardthe site in which the majority of the domaines holdings in the appellation are planted. This cuve is both a vineyard and a barrel selection: Xavier employed a half hectare 1981 planting of Syrah (with 6% interplanted Viognier), and then chose the five best barrels to bottle separately as Cte Rtie Le Mollard. Two of the five barrels were new (but seasoned first with a Viognier