A generous bouquet with red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit, a touch of iodine. The palate is medium-bodied with slight furry tannins, fine acidity, fresh and quite linear in style. Gentle towards the finish with a light pepper-tinged aftertaste. Irancy may be one of the least-seen French appellations. This rural town is far removed, both geographically and culturally, from the famed red Burgundy villages to the south. In fact, Irancy didn’t even get its own appellation until 1999. This is true cool-climate viticulture, where winter snow and spring frosts are a regular occurrence. The same Kimmeridgian limestone responsible for Chablis’ profound minerality runs through Irancy.
