Vie Ordinaire (Pinot Noir), 2023

Pinot Noir from a volcanic hillside in central France: red cherry, a crack of white pepper and a salty edge at the end.

Pinot Noir from two plots on the old volcanic hillside above Boudes, in the Auvergne. Sour cherry and raspberry, dried rose and white pepper, with a fresh green note from the stems left on the bunches. Light on its feet, with bright acidity, silky tannin and a salty finish. Henri Chauvet, who trained with Thierry Allemand in Cornas, took over the estate in 2021.