Millerandage

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Millerandage or Chicken and Hen refers to differences in the size of berries in a bunch, with some normal sized berried and others very small. The smaller berries tend to have high levels of acid increasing the acidity of the end wine. Millerandage is more prominent in some varieties and clones than others. It is often caused by poor weather condition, cold and rain, during flower reducing the effectiveness of flower fertilisation. The number of seed in a berry impacts the amount of natural growth hormones that or produced in the individual berries, the fewer the seeds the less growth hormone and the small the berry.

Synonyms:
Hen and Chicken, Chicken and Hen
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Antoniolo ‘Bricco Lorella’ Nebbiolo Rosato 2022

Nebbiolo from Gattinara, Alto Piemonte

Antoniolo ‘Bricco Lorella’ Nebbiolo Rosato 2022

So pretty, floral and pleasantly sweet, the 2020 Vino Rosato Bricco Lorella makes itself known with a bouquet of peach skins and pear complemented by hints of wet stone and flowery undergrowth. This soothes with a display of ripe fruits offset by hints of candied citrus, all carried across a wave of juicy acidity. Nothing seems out of place as the Bricco Lorella tapers off wonderfully refreshing but also reverberating with residual acids. This is a gorgeous expression of Nebbiolo Rosato from Gat

Vintage 2022
$58
$55ea in any 3+
$52ea in any 6+
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Domaine Bernard Moreau Volnay 1er Cru 'Les Santenots' 2018

Pinot Noir from Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Bernard Moreau Volnay 1er Cru ‘Les Santenots’ 2018

The 2018 Volnay Les Santenots 1er Cru has a well-defined but stubbornly backward bouquet; perhaps this cuvée is beginning to close down as Moreau’s cellar cools in the winter. The palate is more expressive, offering chunky black fruit and even more peppery than the La Cardeuse due to the 50% whole bunch, although personally I might have dialed that down a little, as I find the finish a bit too stemmy at the moment.Neal Martin

Vintage 2018
$268
$261ea in any 3+
$254ea in any 6+
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Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er 'Les Arvelets' 2016

Pinot Noir from Pommard, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Les Arvelets’ 2016

Incredibly together, sophisticated and elegant this has such harmony. Wonderful refinement even long palate. Baking spice on red fruit with a touch of slatey tannin. Beautiful, it draws you in, so much coming out as it opens in the glass. Roses and perfume layered in with savoury pops and earthiness. Beautifully played oak again just a gently sweep across the palate.Divine Wine!

Vintage 2016
$234
$224ea in any 3+
$214ea in any 6+
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Domaine Marc Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru 'En Virondot' 2022

Chardonnay from Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Marc Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘En Virondot’ 2022

 This quasi-monopole that was reclaimed from scrubland high on the slope in the 1950s and '60s is a terrific terroir that tends to age at a glacial pace, and the 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru En Virondot is a promising rendition. Wafting from the glass with notes of citrus zest and crisp stone fruit mingled with white flowers, wet stones and hazelnuts, it's medium to full-bodied, chiseled and racy, with a tightly wound core and a long, mineral finish.William Kelley, The Wine Adv

Vintage 2022
$360
$345ea in any 3+
$330ea in any 6+
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