2019 Domaine Baron Thenard Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Antiyal Walnut trees thrive in limestone

Walnut trees thrive in limestone soils and are sensitive to moisture

Steacy Ranch was one of the first vineyards planted on St

VITICULTURE: Organic (EcoCert) and biodynamic farming

VITICULTURE: Practicing organic

grapes are harvested by hand

2019 Domaine Baron Thenard Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France Antiyal Walnut trees thrive in limestoneJean Baptiste Bordeaux Montrieux has been running the domaine from the 1980's and the wines have always been made in a very traditional method: fermented in wood tonneau barrels for two weeks, punched down by foot twice a day, then aged in barrel for twelve to eighteen months (five percent new oak on the premier crus), and only very lightly filtered if necessary. The whites are fermented and aged in barrel. Fermentations start spontaneously and go at