Philippe Gilbert Menetou Salon Pinot Noir Rouge 2022 750mL Pays d'Oc Grapes are foot stomped and fermented 7435 Grapes are foot stomped and fermented spontaneously in century old clay talhas with ground chestnut flowers added as a natural stabilizer — an old world technique that keeps sulfur nearly off the table Spicy kimchi tacos Riesling acidity cuts through the fermented funk chalk and herb notes read across the fat Duck confit with lentils earthy weight meets Loire Pinot's freshness cleanly Saucisson sec and Comté soft tannins don't fight the cure sharing the same Kimmeridgian limestone and clay — the formation responsible for Chablis' minerality and Centre Loire's characteristic chalk