François Millet et Fils Marsannay Rouge 'Le Potet' 2023

Overview

A small Couchey lieu-dit whose name evokes historically humid, silty ground. Typically floral and finely structured, with red and dark fruit, spice and fresh acidity.

Producer

François Millet et Fils

Region

Burgundy

Appellation

Marsannay

Fermentation

100% destemmed; gentle extraction; basket-pressed in one batch. Fermentation vessel and yeast details not reliably published.

Variety

Pinot Noir

Farming

Aging

Aged in used oak barrels with no new oak; producer release states an average of about 20 months, then blended in stainless steel and settled about three weeks before bottling.

Soil

Sandy marl; the lieu-dit is historically described as humid and silty.

Age of Vines