A Burgundy Legend To Be
Driven by a passion for Burgundy and the dream of making wine, Japanese Sommelier Koji Nakada left his native Tokyo in 1996 and moved to Beaune to study oenology at the prestigious CFPPA. The first thing he had to do was learn French. He enrolled in language class at Dijon where his teacher was the lovely Jae Hwa Park, an expatriated Korean. During Koji’s studies in Beaune, and during his subsequent internships at Chateau Kirwan in Bordeaux, and at small houses in Champagne and Alsace, the two dated and then married. They formed Maison Lou Dumont, their artisanal micro-negociant domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin, in 2000.
Koji’s goal is to produce pure, honest, regionally correct Burgundy of minimal manipulation from organically farmed grapes. Koji and Jae Hwa believe that a respectful and balanced approach to the environment and viticultural practices elicits the highest quality juice. The three Japanese characters on their label stand for sky, earth, and man, with all three together representing the concept of terroir.
Renegade just received five beautiful wines from Lou Dumont and we could not be happier. As with the last few vintages in Burgundy the 2020 vintage produced minuscule amounts of wine. We feel lucky that we received five wines from five different appellations!
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Here are the five:
2020 Lou Dumont Meursault Blanc $98.50
2020 Lou Dumont Bourgogne Passetoutgrains $30
2020 Lou Dumont Savigny-lès-Beaune $56
2020 Lou Dumont Morey St. Denis $80
2020 Lou Dumont Gevrey-Chambertin $92
These are world-class wines that pinpoint terrior in the bottle. Once again we are excited about Burgundy!