Domaine Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin) La Porte Doree 2023 extra-brut-selection His revolutionary approach—digging deep soil

His revolutionary approach—digging deep soil pits to analyze the geological composition of micro-plots—has transformed how winemakers understand their vineyards

cream cheese

it balances round generosity with intense minerality and firm structure

savory character with far less ceremony

On the palate there is apricot

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin) La Porte Doree 2023 extra-brut-selection His revolutionary approach—digging deep soilRomorantin is grown in exactly one appellation on earth: Cour Cheverny, a sliver of the Loire barely fifty hectares in size. Legend has it Francois I had the vines brought up from Burgundy in the 1500s; five centuries later there is still almost none of it, and Tessier makes some of the best. La Porte Doree is the estate's flagship, from 80 to 90 year old vines on clay over limestone bedrock, fermented with native yeasts and left to rest on its lees