A. Bergère ‘Les Peignottes’ 2017 no Facing east on a gentle

Facing east on a gentle clay-limestone soil slope

Mediterranean climate of McLaren Vale where it ripens early and retains great natural acidity

deserving of its repuation as one of the most expansive yet stylistically consistent Pinot Noirs

The wines were fermented in one and two tonne open fermenters using different treatments including some inclusion of whole bunches on a couple of parcels

tension and aromatic palette of this wine

A. Bergère ‘Les Peignottes’ 2017 no Facing east on a gentleThey say good things come in 3s and rounding out the Parcellaire wines is a 100% Chardonnay from the might Oger Grand Cru in the Cte des Blancs. Three plots are harvested for Les Peignottes that were planted in 1920, 1975 and 1990 on pure chalk soils. 45% fermented in old Burgundian barrels, aged on lees for 5 years and bottled with zero dosage. The wine is a bundle of chalk driven nervous energy and tension but at no points is aggressive or abrasive.