2016 Chateau le Puy 'Cuvee Emilien', Cotes de Francs, France Monument Wine Company Aged between 12 and 15

Aged between 12 and 15 months in oak barrels (20% new)

The fermentation continues inside of the bottle and the trapped CO2 creates the wine's natural effervescence

and Distilled

primary rock

some acidity

2016 Chateau le Puy 'Cuvee Emilien', Cotes de Francs, France Monument Wine Company Aged between 12 and 15A library release direct from the domaine. Le Puys main wine Emilien is comprised of 85% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Carmenre. After spontaneous fermentation in cement vats, it is transferred to 50 hectoliter foudres for one year, then to old 225 liter barriques for an additional year, before being bottled without fining or filtering. There is a harmony of elements in the wines of Le Puya weaving together of acid, fruit, tannin, mineral and