Comte Armand Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 2019 SHELF Bovale Sardo

Bovale Sardo

where Barbera was among the varieties the Kraemer family planted in the 2000s

Introduced as a single-vineyard bottling in 1921

490 feet elevation on Purisima Shale soils

Coastlands is the family's home estate — planted high above the ocean at around 1

Comte Armand Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru 2019 SHELF Bovale SardoDomaine Comte Armand is best known for the legendary Pommard Clos des Epeneaux monopole, but the small range of bottlings outside Pommard is some of the most quietly thrilling Pinot in the Cte de Beaune. The Auxey Duresses 1er Cru is a blend of two top parcels, Les Breterins and Bas des Duresses, on limestone and clay just over the hill from Monthelie. The estate farms biodynamically (Ecocert), ferments whole cluster free with native yeasts in wooden