Peter Leipold, Pinot Noir Grand Cru, 2023 SO051226 Trousselle the domaine produces some of

the domaine produces some of the Loire’s most coveted Cabernet Franc

and bottle this with zero dosage

brings together 50-plus growers and bottles nine single-cru Riservas in the best vintages

aged 9-12 months with 30% new oak and pneumatic pressing

or poured into a summer sangria

Peter Leipold, Pinot Noir Grand Cru, 2023 SO051226 Trousselle the domaine produces some ofThis is the top of Peter Leipold's Pinot Noir pyramid, and it wears its Burgundy training openly. Fruit comes from a single southwest facing plot of Muschelkalk limestone in Franken, fermented with wild yeast, partly whole cluster, then aged in French oak that includes old barrels sourced from Domaine de la Romanee Conti. Gravity fed, unfined, unfiltered, with barely any sulfur added. 'Grand Cru' isn't an official title here, it's Leipold's own