Clos Lapeyre Jurancon La Magendia 2021 (375ml) CS20230713 and a touch of black

and a touch of black pepper spice

Their 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir showcases whole-cluster fermentation with indigenous yeasts and 10-month aging in barrel

Hardy Wallace ferments in stainless and ages in well-seasoned barrels

This is an essential experience for anyone serious about understanding Champagne at its highest level

which is precisely the appeal

Clos Lapeyre Jurancon La Magendia 2021 (375ml) CS20230713 and a touch of blackLa Magendia means "the best" in the local Barnais dialect, and the name fits. This is Clos Lapeyre's flagship sweet Juranon, 100% Petit Manseng, made from grapes that hang on the vine into late autumn (sometimes into December) until they shrivel and concentrate naturally on the vine. No noble rot, no chaptalization just sun, time, and patient picking. The Larrieu family ferments and ages in barrel, and the wine that emerges is honeyed and exotic on