I had this at the Dive last year and boy did I notice. So glad it’s available now. There’s natural fermentation and malo in old barrique. First fermentation is natural,... read more →
Francis raises this wine in small barrique where it also goes through full malolactic. The amazing vintage of 2006 shows its stuff here and has deepened soulfully since last tasted.... read more →
Where the hell is Bonnencontre? Where you never thought good wine came from in Burgundy. Forget the haute côtes this is the low côte, east of Nuits Saint-George by a... read more →
It’s expensive but it has breeding and character even if it is chardonnay. (I could get pilloried for saying such things of Burgundy.) There’s a hint of oak but it... read more →
The De Moor’s 2012s were gorgeous, and the Chablis especially so. The oyster shells pop from the glass. This wine doesn’t come from their vines (try their Bel Air for... read more →
The wines of Patrick Le Brun couldn’t be more different than from those of Selosse, his more famous Avize neighbor. The two are a study in terroir interpretation; the fat... read more →
I sampled this in the States, in Slovenia and in France, and I did a double-take every time. The blend is pretty exciting. The fruit is co-fermented with 8 to... read more →
Quick! What other famous vigneron is in Ludes? You’re right! Béreche! Now try something new and fancy from that town. The Mémoire is based on a little solera system of... read more →
So where is this wine from exactly? It’s complicated. In 2013 Bruno wasn’t happy with the quality of the chardonnay and pinot gris from the vines in southern Beaujolais that... read more →
Poor Dario didn’t want to make something that could be considered less serious than his other wines, but he did it anyway. Lucky for us. The rosso and bianco are... read more →