From: Marsannay, Burgundy, France

Varietal: PInot Noir

Notes: "Les Grasses Têtes" translates to 'fat heads' which refers to large outcroppings or bedrock. In French, the top of the bedrock is called the head. Les Grasses-Têtes is the most powerful of the Clair Marsannay lieux-dits, in both fruit and structure.

30% whole-cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation in open wooden tanks, minimal punch-downs and pump-overs (one each per day in general). Aged for 18 months in barrel (0-50% new).