Lannay L'Avant Match - LAB Spumm
At Saint-Cyr-Montmalin, just slightly north to Arbois, Maxim Lannay owns a microscopic 0.7 hectares spread over 4 vineyards planted with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Savagnin, Gamay, and Rosette. After working for Alice Bouvot of Domaine de l’Octavin Maxim Lannay decide to make his own wines. His first vintage 2017. The production is old school and the work is intense. Everything in the vineyard is done by hand where the combination of the work in the field and very low yield results in characterful fruit. Although the fields are not certified, Maxim works according to biodynamic principles, weeds are used as a natural fungicide, sheep manure is buried as natural nutrition for the field. In the cellar, great patience is exercised and the wines are left alone in a barrel or tank until they are ready, where there is no chemical or mechanical intervention at any stage. 2018 L'Avant Match Grape: Chardonnay & Rosette A very bright red color, lots of notes sour red fruit and vi...