L'Auberge Chez Francois 70th Anniversary

Burgundy

Normand Macon La Roche-Vineuse 2022 Alain Normand hails from the Loire Valley, but his ancestral home is Normandy, hence his name. He works eleven hectares (27acres)inLa Roche-Vineuse, an old village nestled on the steep flank of the huge lime stone outcropping that gives name to Vineuse. Alain farms according to the pragmatic principles of lutte raisonnée, or reasoned fight. He plows his vineyards rather than using herbicides, and he doesn’t use pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

Pavillon de Chavannes Côte de Brouilly “Cuvée des Ambassades” 2022 Pavillon de Chavannes was acquired by the Jambon- Chanrion family in 1861. Its history became intertwined with that of Château Thivin when Yvonne Chanrion married Claude Geoffray shortly after the First World War. The Art Deco wine label, created in the 1930s, was a product of that marriage. After Yvonne’s death and the restoration of the Chavannes vineyards, this label became joint property, and now it is used by both domaines under their respective names.

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