Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 SPS21 Lemorton uses 70–80%

Lemorton uses 70–80%

A luxurious sake from a well-honored brewery in Nagano

The texture is fine and tight at the same time

Nothing fancy

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 SPS21 Lemorton uses 70–80%Point du Jour comes from older plots on clay and limestone, a step up from the estate's regular Cheverny. Pinot Noir does most of the talking with Gamay in support, largely whole cluster fermented with a proper two week maceration, then aged in a jumble of barrels, demi muids and foudres before an unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur. This is the serious end of Cheverny with none of the pomp: more depth and grip than the estate's regular red, but