2022 Chateau Le Puy ‘Duc des Nauves’, Cotes de Bordeaux, France

Le Puy is certified biodynamic as of the 2015 vintage. Planted to 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the vineyard is situated on the same Asterie-limestone mother rock as those of Le Puy, but at a slightly lower altitude80 meters above sea level compared to Le Puys 110 meters. The topsoil is slightly sandier and less clayey here, and it is a bit deeper than at Le Puybetween 1.0 and 1.3 meters. In the cellar, Duc des Nauves is both fermented (spontaneously, of course) and aged in cement, and bottled without filtration after one year.