In Bond - Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir 'Larmes de Grappe' Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir 2022 Case

Larmes de Grappe is always 100% whole cluster fermented and are not produced in every vintage. The grapes are hand harvested and fermented in open top tanks, and punched down twice a day by hand. These procedures are time consuming but necessary for making Pinot Noir with balance. The gentle extraction of hand punch downs yields rich, ripe tannins, which balance nicely with the fruit and oak. After pressing and short settling of only the gross lees, the wine was aged for 20 months in 100% new François Frères French oak 350-liter barrels. We fined lightly using egg whites to remove some of the excessive tannin. We bottled without filtration.