I can't imagine there's anyone who wouldn't want to drink the 2022 Montlouis Les Bournais. It's a hands-off, carefully crafted Chenin. Grown on clay-limestone soils, the result is elegant and tender with a lovely chalky line on the drawn-out finish. Co...
The 2023 Mercurey Vieilles Vignes offers dark berry fruit, raspberry and light floral scents on the nose, tightly knit but opening with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, gentle grip, fine acidity with a touch of sour cherry on th...
he 2023 Rully Blanc Clos la Folie comes from the monopole. The nose has a touch of dried pineapple and light hints of vanilla and orange blossom. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, straightforward and citrus-fresh with a lovely texture. A da...
Looking first at the 2020 Cornas Les Chailles, which is the younger vine cuvée of the domaine, it sports a healthy purple hue to go with meaty, slightly reductive notes of ripe black and blue fruits, lavender, rose petal, and black pepper. It's medium to ...
The older vine cuvée, the 2020 Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes is 100% Syrah. It's similarly inky hued and offers up full-bodied aromas and flavors of ripe black cherries, graphite, bouquet garni, and iron. It's deep, concentrated, and powerful on the palate, ...
Lastly, the tiny production 2020 Cornas Les Vieilles Fontaines comes from 80-year-old vines on granite soil. It's a more primordial effort, offering layers of black and blue fruits, rose petals, candied violets, bloody meat, and bouquet garni. Uber-rich, ...