2015 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru La RiotteLocated in the village of Morey St Denis, Domaine Taupenot Merme was created in 1963 from the marriage of Jean Taupenot and Denise Merme. It is now run by the brother and sister team of Romain and Virginie Taupenot. For many years, two different estates operated simultaneously, one in Morey St Denis and one in St Romain. These were then merged when Romain took over in 1998. Romain likes to fly under the radara soft spoken man with a gentle demeanor

De Toren enjoys the cooling effect of constant ocean breezes

he began planting seven hectares of young apple trees and five hectares of pear trees

following the natural ripening of each variety

Compania de Vinos del Atlantico in partnership with the Lavradores Feitoria (Growers’ Association)

These large traditional clay vessels

The Estate takes its name from a stone arch

With distinctive harmonious spicy character

vinified with mostly traditional protocol

000 cases produced

The area around Vienna was cultivated by Cistercian and Franciscan monks

and trained at Marcel Lapierre’s winery in Morgon

Courault farms his Cabernet Franc