2024 Icy Liu Mercurey 'Komorebi' Rouge, Cote Chalonnaise, France Le Ragnaie In Italian “PIANTE / SPARSE”

In Italian “PIANTE / SPARSE” literally means “stray-vines”

awaiting certification

We dry farm ours on our Certified Organic property in the Napa Valley

75ha of 40+ year-old vines on shallow limestone soils just above Clos de Vougeot

Les Vieux Clos is often considered the most aromatic of the three wines

2024 Icy Liu Mercurey 'Komorebi' Rouge, Cote Chalonnaise, France Le Ragnaie In Italian “PIANTE / SPARSE”"Komorebi (pronounced ko mo reh bee) is a Japanese phrase that describes the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. This wine, like life itself, is momentary, fleeting, and quietly luminous a reflection of komorebi: the gentle light that filters through the trees, ephemeral yet unforgettable. Many of my favorite wines are like this: Michel Grisards mondeuse or the wines of Jacques Maillet." Icy "Roc Blanc", Mercurey, southeast facing,