Benoit is a Meunier specialist, working his family's vineyards on the western edge of the Vallée de la Marne. Starting in 2011, he started bottling wines under his own name from a single parcel called La Rue des Noyers -- 100% Pinot Meunier, farmed biodynamically, and ploughed mostly by horse. In 2015, he started blending some of this PM with Pinot Noir from a nearby plot, and calls it Initiation.
Professional Reviews
Antonio Galloni
What importer NYC-1-POL-FDE018-072022-4 has to say about this wine...
VARIETAL NOTES75% Pinot Meunier, 25% Pinot NoirORGANICPracticingBIODYNAMICPracticingVITICULTUREOrganically farmed Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. All hand-harvestedVINIFICATIONVinified in oak barrels, many of which are made from trees from the forest of Fossoy. No malo, unfined and unfiltered.AGINGAged in oak barrels and then sur lattes in bottle for 24-30 months. Unfined and unfiltered; disgorged February 28th, 2022
Details
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Grape Variety
Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir
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Vintage
NV
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Light Bodied
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