Thierry Richoux Irancy Palotte 2015

Thierry Richoux Irancy Palotte 2015

Thierry Richoux and his sons, Gavin and Flix, craft impressive age-worthy wines southwest of Chablis, in Irancy, an appellation specializing in Pinot Noir. Sharing the same basic geology as Chablis, Irancys small amphitheater faces all directions but east, and includes a slope on the outside of the U, on the south hill that faces south and westhome to the lieux-dits, Veaupessiot and Palotte. Their organic and biodynamically farmed vineyards on a variety of aspects on mostly steep slopes are composed of limestone marl and clay.

This wine shows the consistent nuances of orange peel, aperol, persimmon and griotte. Getting into the reds, you find more rose and red flowers with a strong forest characteristic. The wine may show stern tannins but with a little time, the magic unfolds rewarding the patient drinker becoming integrated and precise. The aromatic profile is noble but still maintains the uniqueness of its appellation and the mastery of Thierrys craft.