age-worthy Fleuries with the structure and confidence of serious Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay
The 2023 has the stuffing to age a decade-plus
Where the Chateauneuf is sunlight
and this newest series from Bollinger explores their love of the grape
Krya Vayots Dzor Poqr 2022 070226CRISP age-worthy Fleuries with the structureTatevik Gabrielyan grew up in Vernashen, left Armenia at eighteen to study winemaking in Switzerland, met her partner Jean Paul Berger there, and came home to make wine on her grandfather's abandoned vineyards. The winery is an old cheese factory built on 70 year old vines, and it's named Krya, Armenian for turtle: wisdom, patience, longevity. Poqr means "small," and it's a red field blend of Areni alongside grapes most of us have never heard of,