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 →
Maranges is the southernmost Côte de Beaune appellation. This, the gateway to Côte Challonaise, is not on the collectors’ purview. Their loss, because some of the wines, especially those planted... read more →
Another I’ve been yammering about, and some will be coming to Wine Society folk. Rateau was probably the first biodynamic producer in Burgundy, and while almost everyone respects him and... read more →
I’m a believer in every wine from this domaine, but I am consistently moved by this parcel. The wines are made with some stems and are wood- fermented. The result... read more →
Based in Puligny-Montrachet, the young Armand has recently taken his family’s land back from négociant to vigneron. The 2013 is his first vintage. The winemaking here is whole bunch. Look... read more →
Isabelle and Jean-Yves Vantey have worked without chemicals since 1998, then went biodynamic a decade later. For me their wines strike elegance while still hinting at rusticity, a balance I... read more →
This former cheese maker knows his way around natural yeast and has a commitment to no SO2. Had his “lowly” St. Romaine a decade old, was pure bliss. This is... read more →