WEYGANDT-METZLER IMPORTING
PIERRE-MARIE CHERMETTE
I search out wines as naturally made as possible, but only if this contributes to the wine being better. Domaine du Vissoux may just be the most perfect expression in my whole portfolio of what I seek, for this very ability to be natural and great, at once.
A masterful 5th generation grower, Pierre has maintained the strict traditions of his ancestors and of the region, with more tenacity than most. Despite fashions changing, Pierre has, for his entire life, adhered only to the classic methods handed down from his family. This means farming in as sustainable a manner as possible, only using indigenous yeasts for every wine, long fermentations and making whole-cluster (semi-carbonic) wines in the old foudres built by his great-grandfather. Pierre Chermette's yields are so low and the grapes so naturally ripe that he does not chaptalise. The wines are bottled with little or no filtration and the addition of no sulfur or very little depending on the cuvée.
Given the life Pierre imbues upon the wines, they are as stable as Premier Cru Burgundy and age for nearly as long in many cases. Pierre's son, Jean-Etienne, has now joined him and succession is in well-trained hands.
--Peter Weygandt
Domaine Vissoux Pierre-Marie Chermette Crémant de BourgogneCase: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Blanc - ChardonnayCépage: ChardonnayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 15 years old.Soil: 3 plots: granite, siliceous-clay, limestone-clayFermentation: Stainless steelAging: Stainless steel
Pierre-Marie Chermette Les Griottes Beaujolais RoséCépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 25 years old.Soil: Quartz-clay
Pierre-Marie Chermette Brouilly "Pierreux"Cépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 30 years old.Soil: Granitic scree from Mont Brouilly Fermentation: Stainless steelAging: Old oak tuns
Pierre-Marie Chermette Coeur de Vendanges Vignes CentenairesCépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 100 years old.Soil: Granite soilFermentation: Oak
Pierre-Marie Chermette Fleurie "Les Garants"Cépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 35 years old.Soil: Pink granite soilFermentation: VatsAging: New oak tuns, 10% new barrels
Pierre-Marie Chermette Moulin-a-Vent "Les Trois Roches"Cépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 40 years old.Soil: Manganese-rich subsoilFermentation: VatsAging: 50% tuns, 50% 1-5 year barrels
Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Primeur GriottesCase: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Primeur Origine V.V.Case: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais GriottesCase: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Fleurie "Poncie"Cépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Average 35 years old.Soil: Pink granite soilFermentation: VatsAging: Old oak tuns
Pierre-Marie Chermette Moulin-a-Vent La RochelleCase: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Saint Amour Les Champs-Grilles..Case: 12Volume: 750mL
Pierre-Marie Chermette Beaujolais Origine VVCépage: GamayCase: 12Volume: 750mLVine Age: Between 35 and 80 years old. Soil: Dark granite soilFermentation: Large oak tuns
Domaine du Vissoux - Pierre-Marie Chermette Creme de CassisCase: 12Volume: 375mL