2023 Henri Prudhon "Les Frionnes" Saint-Aubin Rouge 1er Cru farming all their own fruits/vegetables

farming all their own fruits/vegetables on site

For over 100 years

the 2016 reveals an exciting mineral freshness and attractive juiciness

After the alcoholic fermentation this wine spends a year in stainless steel tanks and then two years in large oak barrels and is released after an additional year of bottle-aging

2023 Henri Prudhon "Les Frionnes" Saint-Aubin Rouge 1er Cru farming all their own fruits/vegetablesLike the Perrieres in white, the Frionnes in red was the first of the 1er Cru Saint Aubins to be bottled for sale directly from the domaine in the early 1980s. The vines are from a one hectare parcel on a hillside vineyard situated between Saint Aubin and Gamay. The vine age is 50 years on average and the exposure is east southeast. The Prudhons give this intensely fruity wine less aging in barrel (virtually no new oak) and bottle this cuve just prior