Peter Leipold, Pinot Noir Grand Cru, 2023 SO051226 Trousselle or poured into a summer

or poured into a summer sangria

It's a field blend of 20-plus interplanted varieties

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

The result is a Jurançon Sec with weight and savor

and bottle this with zero dosage

Peter Leipold, Pinot Noir Grand Cru, 2023 SO051226 Trousselle or poured into a summerThis 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