Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT today third-generation Francesco Ripaccioli oversees

today third-generation Francesco Ripaccioli oversees 19 vineyards across two crus

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The Defaix family farms theirs organically and treats it with the same attention as their 1er Crus - quote from Helene Defaix: "we do the same work on a Petit Chablis that we do on a Premier Cru

with Stephanie Fumoso at the helm

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT today third-generation Francesco Ripaccioli overseesPoint du Jour comes from older plots on clay and limestone, a step up from the estate's regular Cheverny. Pinot Noir does most of the talking with Gamay in support, largely whole cluster fermented with a proper two week maceration, then aged in a jumble of barrels, demi muids and foudres before an unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur. This is the serious end of Cheverny with none of the pomp: more depth and grip than the estate's regular red, but