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2010 Bordeaux: Perfectly-Aged Red from “a Truly Great Vintage”

Bordeaux can be an intimidating place. Grand Chateaux, skyrocketing prices, and wines that require decades of aging — to the casual wine drinker it’s not exactly accessible or friendly.

But not all Bordeaux requires investment or cellaring. Today’s wine is well made, from a superb vintage, and perfectly mature — and it’ll only run you $5/glass.

Vigneron: The Chateau Ramafort is a 13th century property in the heart of Bordeaux’s Left Bank. Their enormous, remarkable underground storage facility enables them to release their wines near their perfect drinking window.

Vintage: The 2010 vintage in Bordeaux was among the best in decades. Decanter called it “a truly great vintage” and Jancis Robinson calls it “stellar.”

Wine: The 2010 Ramafort has spent the last 9 years in underground storage at the Chateau, and today it’s perfectly mature wine with delicate notes and a delicious mouthfeel. It’s 50/50 Merlot and Cabernet Franc — the nose is full of dry fruits and pretty secondary aromas. The mouth is smooth but not soft, with velvety tannins and a clean finish.

Pairing: Cast Iron Steak

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Ramafort Cru Bourgeois 2010
bottle price: $25

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Gorgeous New Fleurie: Violets, Blackberries, and Granite. $19

Today’s wine is simple, floral, and delicious. So we’re not going to complicate it with a long post. Here’s what you need to know:

Vignerons:   The Perrachon family has made wine in the Beaujolais since the 1870s. Their vines are on average quite old, and produce polished, serious reds from pure Gamay. Perrachon has plenty of fans — the domaine regularly receives top notes from Jancis Robinson, Josh Raynolds (Vinous), and Allen Meadows (Burghound).

Appellation:   Fleurie is known as the “Queen of Beaujolais,” a reference to its femine character. Grown in granite laden soils, the best Fleurie combines a floral character with precise minerality.

Wine:   Perrachon’s 2018 Fleurie is delightful and perfectly balanced. The nose is open and expressive, with a bouquet of violets lining up alongside the ripe fruit. The structure is smooth and silky, with pleasant tannins and perfectly ripe fruit.

Pairing:   We like serving this wine a bit cool, even in the fall. There’s excellent freshness and beautiful young fruit, which we think matches beautifully with stew. Rather than a bold Boeuf Bourguignon (try Pinot), we recommend a slightly lighter Coq au Vin.

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Perrachon Fleurie 2018
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Almost Champagne: Exquisite Vintage Sparkling Burgundy. $32

Two main distinctions separate Champagne and other French sparkling wine. First, terroir: Champagne’s unique chalky soils contribute to the singular flavors of its wines. Second, time spent on the lees: Champenois age their wines on lees for longer — on average 2-3 years for non vintage, and 3+ for vintage.

Today’s wine the closest thing to Champagne we’ve found outside the region. The winemakers at Louis Picamelot hold their Cuvée JB Chautard for a remarkable five years on the lees, longer than many Champagne houses. The result is an extraordinarily complex crémant, with notes of almond and crème brûlée reminiscent of Grower Champagne.

Let your guests taste it before you tell them where it’s from — we’d bet every one of them will guess Champagne.

The Wine Advocate’s Champagne expert William Kelley calls Picamelot’s cuvées “some of the best sparkling wines in Burgundy,” explaining they make “a persuasive case for taking the genre more seriously.” Picamelot’s wines appear on lists at Michelin starred restaurants such as the three star Lameloise in Burgundy and Alain Ducasse’s three-star in Monte Carlo.

Named for winemaker Philippe Chautard’s grandfather, the cuvée JB Chautard is an 80/20 blend of chardonnay and aligoté, fermented in barrels then left on the lees for a full five years — they began disgorging the 2013 this summer. Kelley awarded 90 points, finding “an elegantly fine mousse, good cut and texture and a sapid, complex finish.” We found a nose full of brioche, nuts, and buttered bread. The mouth is fine, delicate, and very long, with notes of raisins and toast.

Champagne-quality bubbles don’t need to cost you an arm and a leg. And at this price you can enjoy them twice as often.

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Picamelot Crémant JB Chautard 2013
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Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru: Vibrant, Profound, Extraordinary

“The greatest white wine commune on earth” – that’s how Master of Wine Clive Coates describes Puligny-Montrachet. Known for its singular purity and depth, Puligny is white Burgundy at its most regal.

Roger Belland makes several cuvées of lush, broad, mouthfilling wines from Chassagne-Montrachet, but his only cuvée from Puligny showcases the town’s unique electric vibrancy. His 50+ year old vines in the premier cru “Champs Gain” produce a distilled, intense wine of profound depth.

This wine stopped us in our tracks at the domaine in April. It was certainly the wine of the tasting, and a candidate for wine of the trip. It’s hardly cheap, but greatness rarely is.

Belland is a 5th generation domaine based in Santenay, making accessible, well-made wines at reasonable prices. The domaine’s style is fruit-forward and mouthfilling, an approach that lends itself well to the naturally round wines of Santenay and Chassagne-Montrachet.

But in 2017 Belland’s Puligny was simply a homerun. They perfectly balanced the ripeness of the vintage and house style with up-slope Puligny’s pulsating tension. It’s only subtly oaked (6 months), leaving the stage open for astonishing intensity and depth from fruit — look for white flowers, stones, grapefruit, lemon zest, and honey.

Belland’s plot is just under an acre, producing barely 200 cases per year. If you have a taste for high end white Burgundy, this is tension-filled, powerful, and immaculately polished — full of depth, stones, intensity and life.

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Belland Puligny-Montrachet
1er cru “Champs Gain” 2017
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Autumn Wine Guide

Beaujolais

There’s no better wine for Autumn than Beaujolais. That refreshing chill in the air these days perfectly matches the crackling energy and gulpable freshness of Beaujolais.

Monnet
Juliénas 2018     intense, juicy, refreshing     $18
Chiroubles 2018     dark, floral, pretty     $18
Juliénas VV 2018     inky, dense, chewy     $19

Perrachon
Fleurie 2018     pretty, refined, floral     $19
Juliénas Centenaires 2017     elegant, sophisticated, polished     $24
Juliénas Clos des Chers 2017     rugged, juicy, cherries     $24

Recipe Ideas
Julia Child’s Coq au Vin
Chicken Thighs with Square and Mustard Greens

 

Other Reds

Aside from Beaujolais, in the fall we like darkly flavored wines with good freshness and density. Here’s a dozen favorites from the Rhône, Burgundy, Loire, Bordeaux, and Italy.

Syrah
Bonnefond Syrah 2017     cool, refreshing, black pepper      $25
Saint Clair Crozes Etincelle 2016      dark, spiced, blackberries      $22
Dumien-Serrette Moulin 2018      juicy, young, refreshing      $25
Saint Clair St-Joseph 2015      intense, bold, inky      $36

Southern Blends
Bagatelle Fil de Soi 2017      smooth, rich, rugged      $22
Foulaquier Orphée 2017      earthy, spiced, vibrant      $25
Mestre Châteauneuf-du-Pape 17      smooth, refreshing, dark      $34
Joncuas Gigondas 2016      earthy, mouthfilling, dense      $34

Others
Paget Chinon 2016     cool, refreshing, cherries      $22
Ramafort Cru Bourgeois 2010      mature, smooth, polished      $25
Poggerino CC 2015      dusty, pure, cherry jam      $25
Varoilles Bourgogne 2015      elegant, toast, earth      $39

Recipe Ideas
Chorizo White Bean Stew
Thomas Keller’s Cassoulet

 

Whites

In the fall we like whites with a bit of thickness and texture. With oysters in season and roasts in the oven, there’s a wide range of flavors and foods to match.

Burgundy: Côte d’Or
Boyer-Martenot Aligoté 2017      smooth, refreshing, baked lemon      $22
Gros FSM blanc 2016      hazelnut, mouthfilling, toast      $39
Belland Santenay 1er blanc 2017      round, lemons, minerals      $42
Bohrmann St-Aubin 1er 2017      intense, shimmering, golden      $49

Burgundy: Chablis
Gautheron Petit Chablis 2017      crisp, unoaked, zippy      $22
Collet Chablis 2017      smooth, refreshing, stony      $26
Gautheron Chablis 1er cru 2017      unoaked, vibrant, lemon curd      $32
Collet Chablis 1er cru 2017      intense, smooth, polished      $35

Others
Martin-Luneau Clisson 2010      stony, oxidative, dry      $25
Paget Chenin Indr et Loir 2014      exotic, expressive, pears      $29
Bonnefond Condrieu 2017      aromatic, peach, elderflower      $54
Gross Gewurztraminer VDM 2017      unusual, hops, spices      $32

Recipe Ideas
New England Clam Chowder
French Onion Soup
Gnocchi with Sage, Butter, & Parmesan

 

 

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Elegant New $32 Red Burgundy: a Discovery in Pommard

We’re often asked how we discover new winemakers. The answer is a combination of recommendations, wine journals, and critical reviews, but the most enjoyable way, or at least the most delicious, is through local wine lists.

A good French restaurant takes pride in its wine list. The restaurateur will curate a thoughtful collection of interesting wines, often from winemaker friends and acquaintances. And so when two of our favorite Beaune restaurants featured several bottles this year from a domaine we’d never heard of, we had to give them a try.

And thus we stumbled across the Domaine Borhmann, one of the most exciting discoveries we’ve made in years. Last week we wrote about their exquisite white Saint-Aubin, and at our Saturday warehouse tasting in Newton it blew our seasoned Burgundy tasters away. Today we’re excited to introduce Borhmann’s excellent Bourgogne rouge.

Borhmann’s Bourgogne vines are across the RN-74 from Pommard. At 35 years old, they’re more mature than many Bourgogne-level vines, and their fruit produces a wine of real complexity.

If Borhmann’s whites are thick and full of rippling intensity, their reds are similarly gorgeous but a beat more refined and precise. They use 70% whole clusters, giving the wines excellent definition and exquisite tension. The 2017 is juicy and easy to enjoy, but shows real depth and character.

The nose shows dusty red cherries over an ethereal earthiness. It’s elegant rather than muscly, showing unusual subtlety for a Bourgogne-level red. At $32 it’s well-priced, and as a 2017 it’s ready to drink. Nobody you serve it to this fall will know the domaine, but after a sip or two they won’t care.

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Bohrmann Bourgogne rouge 2017
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Inky, Delicious, Gulpable New Gamay. $18

The Gamay grape has had a turbulent history in Burgundy. In 1395 Duke Philip the Bold concluded Gamay was “evil and disloyal,” and banished it from the northern half of Burgundy. For the past six centuries it has found refuge in Beaujolais, where it produces mostly simple reds — fruit-forward and inexpensive.

A few years ago we happened across a small-scale, undiscovered Beaujolais producer named Jean-Marc Monnet. He has no road sign, no website, and no other American importer. But his classic Beaujolais cuvées are as intense and vibrant as any we’ve had.

Monnet’s 2018s have just arrived, and they’re unlike any Beaujolais we’ve had — bursting, intense, juicy, and full of easy, jubilant fruit. All three are available in our latest New Wines collection, but today we’re focused on the Chiroubles.

Chiroubles (she-roo-bluh) is usually on the more floral, lightweight end of the Beaujolais spectrum. Monnet’s 2018 Chiroubles is characteristically gorgeous in the nose, but in the mouth it’s far more substantial. The nose shows intense perfume of violets, graphite, honey, earth, and wild cherries. But the unusually hot year produced an extraordinarily dense wine — the mouthfeel is punchy and vibrant, with bursting tannins and cool refreshing notes of cranberries and woods.

This is a perfect candidate for your autumn house red — smooth and delightful enough to serve on its own, but with character enough to match food. It’s a dense, juicy, affordable red to match the cooling days and lengthening nights. Skip the Nouveau — this is twice the wine and still doesn’t break $20/bot.

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Monnet Chiroubles 2018
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Magnificent New 93-point Cornas: “Beguiling” & “Splendid”

Cornas is a tiny appellation. It covers 145 hectares (compared with Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s 3,000+), and is home to fewer than 50 vignerons. The name comes from the Celtic word for “burnt earth,” and it’s an appropriate moniker: Cornas is pure Syrah like the rest of the Northern Rhône, but the feel is of something farther to the South.

Today fifth generation winemaker Nicolas Serrette farms a miniscule 1.8 hectares in Cornas. We feel lucky to have finally gotten an audience at this address — a tiny, well-known producer in a tiny, popular appellation. Our entire allocation of his 2016 Cornas sold through Futures last year, but we got a bit more this vintage and we’re thrilled to release it today.

Simon Field MW of Berry Brothers writes of the Dumien-Serrette wines’ “granitic splendor” and “beguiling floral elegance which sets them apart.” They draw from 80+ year old vines to produce intense, teeth-staining Syrah, with extraordinary depth but remarkable freshness. Their 2016 was delicious, but their 2017 is even better.

The 2017 Cornas “Patou” is magnificent — a combination of inky black flavors with unusually refined floral finesse. The nose is deep and rich, showing cherries, cocoa, anise, and pepper. On the palate it’s very fine and silky, with intense mouthfeel and notes of cherry jam, violets, and olive. The Wine Advocate awarded 93 points, finding it “intense, with an attractive dusty texture of chalk dust, charcoal and crushed stone.”

This is intense, inky, old-school Syrah of the highest caliber — the rugged Northern Rhône at its finest.

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Dumien-Serrette Cornas 2017
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Smooth, Golden, Mouthfilling 2017 White Burgundy

When we shape our portfolio, we look for wines that “punch above their weight.” These are wines that exceed expectations based on the price tag and the name on the label. For overperforming white Burgundies, many of our favorites come from the towns of St-Aubin and Santenay.

We wrote about an exciting new Saint-Aubin last week, but today we’re focused on Santenay. The town is known for mid-range Burgundies that can be delicious but are seldom extraordinary. But Roger Belland’s 2017 Santenay 1er cru “Beauregard” blanc is so easy and smooth and delightful you won’t care where it’s from.

Clive Coates MW calls Roger Belland “one of the best sources in the village.” Together with his daughter Julie, Belland crafts excellent wines with cool, fresh fruit and beautiful balance. They are the fifth and sixth generations of the Belland family to work this property, and know their land and vines intimately.

Belland’s 2017 Santenay 1er cru blanc is a few hundred yards from the Chassagne-Montrachet border, and drinks like it’s from much fancier terroir. The nose bursts with exotic notes of mango, white flowers, pineapple, lemon peel and buttered toast; the mouth is round, smooth, and rich but with excellent freshness and terrific length.

Burghound found it “impressively dense” with a “creamy mid-palate” and a “vibrant and lingering finish.” He concluded “this could be enjoyed immediately.” We’ve taken him up on his suggestion, and invite you to do the same.

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Belland Santenay 1er “Beauregard” blanc 2017
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Brilliant New Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $34

The 2017 vintage was an unusual one in the Southern Rhône. Growers encountered coulure in the Grenache vines, as a cold snap after flowering dramatically restricted the development of fruit. Low Grenache yields meant low Grenache percentages in the wines, leaving the stage open for other grapes to shine.

And chez Christophe Mestre, the understudy Syrah performed magnificently. Mestre’s red cuvée usually features 70-85% Grenache, with Syrah somewhere around 5-10%. The 2017 features equal parts Grenache and Syrah (30% each) with Mourvèdre (25%) and Cinsault (15%) making up the rest.

The 2017 Mestre may be atypical, but it’s also flat out delicious. At first glance the perfume in the nose might make you think of Cornas or Côte Rôtie; but the accompanying notes and the mouth are pure, unbridled South.

Christophe Mestre continues to turn out delicious Châteauneuf du Pape at unusually good prices. He avoids heavy oaking and luxury cuvées, preferring an old school, uncomplicated style of wine. He makes a single red cuvée, and keeps his pricing astonishingly reasonable. Beaucastel this isn’t, but we think it vastly overperforms its $34 price tag.

His 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape won a gold medal at the Concours d’Orange, and it’s easy to see why. The wine offers a gorgeous floral nose, with Syrah’s violets front and center. The Syrah contributes structure as well, which means that this wine should stay textured a bit longer than his other Grenache-heavy cuvées. There’s really good complexity and a touch of tar and earth to go with the deep, dark fruit. Serve this all fall and winter as the weather turns cold.

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Mestre Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2017
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Delicious New Syrah from a Cornas Legend. $32

The Domaine Dumien-Serrette is relatively new to the Ansonia portfolio, but hardly new to their hometown of Cornas — records show Dumiens living there in 1515. Our allocation from this grower last year was so small that it sold out entirely in Futures, and we weren’t able to offer any of their delicious 2016 Cornas from inventory.

This year our allocation grew — along with their excellent 2017 Cornas Patou, we’ve added their other two cuvées: Cornas “Henri,” and Vin de France “Le Moulin.” All three are pure, inky, first-rate syrah — all three from Dumien-Serrette available here.

The Cornas “Henri” will need patience and investment, but the VDF “Le Moulin” requires neither. 2018 is the first vintage of this wine, made from young vines across the Rhône River from Cornas. It’s not as serious as Dumien-Serrette’s authentic Cornas, but we found it hard to put down.

Dumien Serrette’s Vin de France “Moulin” is delightful — a perfect blend of freshness and intensity. It’s raised in 12 year-old barrels, so there are no notes of oak; it’s entirely destemmed, so the tannins are juicy and approachable. The nose shows violets, earth, cassis, and raspberry; the mouth is spiced and juicy, with excellent freshness and gulpable texture.

Moulin offers a glimpse into the terroir in and around Cornas — black fruits, concentrated depth, and a spice-filled palate — but comes in under $35/bot. Fans of Syrah, Cornas, and value take note.

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Dumien-Serrette Syrah “Moulin” 2018
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A Discovery in St-Aubin: Exquisite White Burgundy from our Newest Winemaker

Burgundy is a tough place to find new winemakers. It’s a tiny, well-trodden region, with limited supply and ever increasing demand. It often feels like the best producers have all been discovered.

But it pays to keep looking. At a restaurant in Beaune in April we happened upon a near-unknown gem. It took some persistence, but after numerous calls, texts, and door-knockings, we managed to arrange a late-afternoon tasting with the Domaine Bohrmann in Meursault.

Bohrmann doesn’t sound very French, and it isn’t — Sofie Borhmann is from Belgium, and she began making wine in Burgundy in 2002 with just 1.5 hectares of vines. We’re not sure where she’s been hiding, or why no other American importers have found her. But her wines blew us away, and we’re thrilled to introduce them to you today.

We’ve imported a range Bohrmann’s whites and reds — full range available here. But today we’re focusing on her St-Aubin 1er cru “En Remilly.” It’s simply gorgeous: thick and full of a rippling intensity, combining perfectly ripe golden fruit with structure and minerality.

Bohrmann’s style is low oak, pure fruit, and exquisitely balanced texture: richness, depth and energy all at once. Raised in only 15% new oak for a year, their St-Aubin 1er cru comes from “En Remilly,” one of the town’s best known vineyards. Tucked just over the hill from Montrachet Grand Cru, En Remilly is a south-facing premier cru that combines ripe fruit with classic minerality.

This wine is lively and generous at the same time. It’s rich and bold in the mouth, but not at the expense of elegance. There’s precision capable of enhancing your most refined dishes — sole meuniere, for example. The use of oak is perfect: support for the minerals and fruit, but without too much spice or toast.

We couldn’t be more excited about the Bohrmann discovery. We’ll be introducing their other cuvées throughout the month — we couldn’t be more excited to have them in stock at last.

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Bohrmann St-Aubin 1er “En Remilly” 2017
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Juicy, Mouthfilling $18 Juliénas: Autumn Gamay Arrives

The 2018 vintage in the Beaujolais was another warm one, producing cuvées of remarkable inky intensity. On Beaujolais 2018s, William Kelley (WA) writes: “pleasure-bent, round and expressive, these are wines that will give a great deal of immediate pleasure.”

Jean-Marc Monnet’s 2018 Beaujolais reds arrived in our warehouse today, just in time for the fall. All of Monnet’s 2018s are impressive — they combine floral, juicy Gamay fruit with an unusually concentration and depth. If Beaujolais makes you think of faint, fruity, unserious wine, think again.

Monnet’s 2018 Juliénas is an extraordinary amount of wine packed into an $18 bottle.

Jean-Marc Monnet has quietly made his wine in every vintage since 1981 (that’s 37 years). All of his wines are raised traditionally, in foudres, and bottled “when they’re ready.” There’s no flash and no marketing, and hardly even a sign on the door; just really good wine year in and year out.

Monnet’s 2018 Juliénas is bold, masculine, mouthfilling, and simply outstanding. We sometimes describe good Beaujolais as Gamay that feels like Northern Rhône Syrah; in 2018, the Gamay might be closer to Mourvèdre.

The nose is darkly floral (Jean-Marc accurately noted peonies as a tasting note), with cassis, graphite, and minerals. The mouth is bold, smooth, rich, and seductive. The tannins are ripe and soft, with punchy fruit and a long, clean finish.

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Monnet Juliénas 2018
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“Superb,” “Succulent” Red Burgundies under $35

When we first met Gautier Desvignes he was 12. We happened across the Desvignes family domaine in 1998, during our year spent living in Burgundy. We’ve been fans of their rugged, affordable, delicious red Burgundies for over two decades. Five years ago the twenty-something Gautier took over operations, and the quality has dramatically improved.

And so it warms our hearts to see the Propriété Desvignes begin to receive the acclaim it deserves. Neal Martin of Vinous recently described their wines as having “wonderful balance,” calling them “excellent,” and “really quite superb.” The Wine Advocate’s William Kelley wrote an extensive piece last month on the Côte Chalonnaise. In it he praised the Desvignes wines as “succulent,” “elegant,” and “a decided success,” and even named Gautier one of the region’s “Five Emerging Talents to Watch.”

Kelley’s notes are on the 2017s, which will be included in next month’s October Futures. But we’ve already got some 2015 and 2016s in stock, and they’re drinking beautifully. Give them a try, and see what all the fuss is about.

Desvignes Givry 2015: $25
Classic, punchy red Burgundy that drinks far above its pricetag. The nose is ripe and beautifully textured, with notes of cherry jam, violets, stones, and baking spices. The mouth is fresh and sturdy but not at all harsh, with a rich, juicy attack followed by a smooth, perfectly balanced, mouthfeel.

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Desvignes Givry 2016: $26
From a younger, less sun-baked vintage, the 2016 drinks a bit fresher than the 2015. The nose is ripe and unusually complex, showing tapenade, maillard reaction, thyme and blackberries; the mouth is ripe and bursting, with notes of cherry compote and dried roses. Pair with cheeses at cocktail hour.

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Desvignes 1er Le Vernoy 2016: $32
2016 was the debut vintage for the cuvée, and we think it’s likely to become a favorite. The nose is very pretty, with bright fruits and notes of strawberry, violets, and earth. The mouth is intricate and delightful, “light on its toes” as Neal Martin puts it, with very fine tannins and a pleasant clean finish. If your idea of Givry is rustic and hearty, this will cause you to expand your definition.

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“Superb” New Chambolle-Musigny

For years we’ve searched for a source in Chambolle-Musigny. The town has both a stellar reputation and miniscule size (population 300), and it hasn’t been easy to find a domaine without existing importing relationships. But this spring we finally stumbled upon the Domaine Boursot, a humble family of winemakers right in the heart of Chambolle.

The Boursots began making wine in Chambolle-Musigny in 1550; for centuries, like many Burgundy domaines, they sold their entire production each year to the negociants of Beaune. In 1974 Remy Boursot began bottling on his own, and today it’s his sons Romauld and Romaric making the wines as the 15th generation of Boursots.

We discovered the Boursots in part via a note from Vinous’s Burgundy reviewer Neal Martin, who writes of a “foundation for a promising future,” and describes Boursot’s wines as “superb,” “excellent,” “very fine,” and “worth seeking out.”

We won’t claim Boursot’s Chambolle is in the same league as Mugnier or Roumier. But the family has near-priceless terroir, and the new generation of brothers has big plans and lots of energy. And the wines prove this out: they’re clear, careful, gorgeous expressions of exceptional terroir. And at $69 we think their village is a bargain, particularly next to village-level Chambolles from Mugnier ($160+) and Roumier ($250+).

Boursot’s village level Chambolle-Musigny comes from Nazoires, a plot near the Vougeot border. The nose is unmistakably Chambolle — silky and delicate, with notes of wild cherries, smoke, and violets. The mouth is silky and long, with fruit melting effortlessly into tannins. Burgundy author Bill Nanson called the 2017 “simply a beauty.” This should improve for 4-6 years, but it’s delightful today — several cases walked out of the depot last month when we had it open to taste.

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Boursot Chambolle-Musigny 2017
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