{"product_id":"winemaker-adele-germain-famille-messager-germain","title":"WINEMAKER : ADÈLE GERMAIN, FAMILLE MESSAGER-GERMAIN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINEMAKER ADÈLE GERMAIN, FAMILLE MESSAGER-GERMAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHURS DEC 03 @ 6:30PM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 WINES + LITE BITES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e$125 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew domaines are a rare sight in Burgundy, where cellars tend to pass from one generation to the next. Adèle Germain and Simon Messager just released their first vintage, 2022, and Adèle will be at New York Vintners to pour it with dinner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DOMAINE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdèle and Simon met at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune. Simon went on to work for several Burgundy growers, including Robert Groffier, before returning to his family's estate in 2018. Adèle worked harvests in Portugal, South Africa, and New Zealand. They now farm 1.5 hectares taken over from Simon's parents' Bertrand-Messager domaine.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon is the winemaker, and he believes a wine is 98% vineyard and 2% cellar: \"there is no magic in the vines, it's all work.\" That conviction shows up in the organic farming and low-intervention winemaking behind every bottle. Adèle will share the thinking behind the wines and the story of how the domaine came together.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN THE GLASS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon made the 2022s on his own, with Adèle's palate in mind. Her request for the Fixin Blanc was a reductive style, and that's what she got. The Coteaux Bourguignons Rouge was designed for pouring by the glass in local restaurants: aromatic, smooth, food-friendly, and ready to drink. Only one barrel was made, so bottles are scarce. Importer Tom Stelle describes the house style as \"bright, bouncy reds and mineral-dense, salty whites\" that show \"what these limestone-rich soils can yield with the right touch.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHY NOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe domaine is about to grow. Starting with 2023, the couple will work the cellar together and add négociant wines from Nuits-Saint-Georges, Morey-Saint-Denis, and Gevrey-Chambertin. Production will go from 8,000 bottles to 17,000. This dinner is a chance to taste the wines at the very start, with one of the two people behind them, before the name gets around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NY Vintners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67760089137397,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/4476\/9429\/files\/ADELEGERMAINcopy.jpg?v=1792465857","url":"https:\/\/shop.newyorkvintners.com\/products\/winemaker-adele-germain-famille-messager-germain","provider":"NY Vintners","version":"1.0","type":"link"}