Antoine Lienhardt VdF Rouge Grand Crew 2024

Name: Antoine Lienhardt VdF Rouge Grand Crew 2024
Brand: Beaune Imports [BEI]
SKU: SF-BEI--080526-32
Price: 37.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$37⁹⁹

The name is a pun and a thank-you note: Grand Crew is Antoine Lienhardt's annual tribute to the team that brings in his harvest, and it is the one wine he makes from fruit outside Burgundy. It comes from organically farmed vineyards in the Gard, in the southern Rhone, and gets about a week of semi-carbonic maceration before a gentle press and roughly eight months in concrete egg, with no oak and no heavy extraction anywhere in the process. Lienhardt farms his home vines in Comblanchien biodynamically and works the same way here, on native yeasts with just a touch of sulfur at bottling. It is made in tiny quantities every year, and it is meant to be drunk young and cold.

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More about Antoine Lienhardt

Antoine Lienhardt is shattering long-held beliefs about Burgundian terroir and winemaking.

He’s biodynamically farmed his family’s old-vine holdings in and around Comblanchien for 10 years, and in that time he has proved a point about the local terroir. Wines from Combalchien can only be labelled "Côte de Nuits Villages," but Antoine believes they have Premier Cru — and even Grand Cru — potential. The village, just past Nuits-Saint-Georges, has vineyards with perfect mid-slope positions…just like Burgundy’s Grand Crus.

From the beginning, Antoine treated his parcels as though they were Grand Cru. He keeps yields down and sorts meticulously to eliminate any sub-optimal fruit. That sort of attention to detail is out of the ordinary in a place that can't command Grand Cru prices. But it pays off in beautiful fruit that expresses the subtle variations of Lienhardt's terroir.

Antoine is also that rarest of things: a natural winemaker in Burgundy. Few others want to take on the risk, but Antoine is convinced that manipulations will compromise his wines' ability to reflect their terroir. Except for a little bit of sulfur at bottling, he works without interventions. The wines are vibrant and alive, with the terroir expressiveness of true Burgundy.

Antoine’s two theses are proven true: Comblanchien is great terroir, and natural winemaking is a great way to reveal that terroir. Don't be fooled by the sheer pleasure they afford: these are wines with the balance and the substance to age beautifully. Antoine suggests 10+ years, even for the Bourgogne Pinot Noir. Who are we to argue?

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Grenache , Pinot Noir , Syrah
Vintage

2024
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Biodynamic
Style

Earthy , Minerally
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Charcuterie boards, pizza margherita, grilled merguez, roast chicken, tomato-sauce pastas, anything off the grill.

Tasting Profile

Bright red berries with a little pepper and crushed herb. Light-bodied and juicy, low in tannin, with fresh acidity and a clean, snappy finish. Best with a chill on it.