Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT and Rinaldi's version is richer

and Rinaldi's version is richer and more serious than most

Everything was destemmed and fermented in an egg-shaped tank

Gideon Beinstock farms a singular estate in Oregon House

13 acres of mostly Pommard-clone Pinot Noir farmed for depth and complexity rather than power

try sipping on the rocks or mixing with clear spirits

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge Point du Jour 2023 PET-NAT and Rinaldi's version is richerPoint du Jour comes from older plots on clay and limestone, a step up from the estate's regular Cheverny. Pinot Noir does most of the talking with Gamay in support, largely whole cluster fermented with a proper two week maceration, then aged in a jumble of barrels, demi muids and foudres before an unfiltered bottling with minimal sulfur. This is the serious end of Cheverny with none of the pomp: more depth and grip than the estate's regular red, but