December 2024: Club Plus Reds


1. Boursot Savigny-les-Beaune 2022
This punchy, delicious red Burgundy comes from a hot dry vintage with tremendous concentration. But when combined with a stony terroir known for angular wines, the resulting cuvée is perfectly balanced. This delightful, mouthfilling wine is full of character and pluck. Serve with steak frites.
Details: hearty, rugged 2022 Red Burgundy from a stony terroir
Drink
: now (decanter) up to 4 years
Available: $55/bot ($44 w/ followup coupon)

2. Belland Chassagne-Montrachet 1er rouge Pitois 2022
A century ago Chassagne-Montrachet was known as much for its whites as its reds. The Pinot Noir grown here produces wines of immense finesse and precision, almost Volnay-like in their elegance and mineral armature. Belland’s 2022 is from a hot, dry vintage with plenty of fruit laid across the delicate structure.
Details: old-vine Pinot Noir from iron-rich soils
Drink
: now-5 years
Available: $75/bot ($60 w/ followup coupon)

3. Destieux St-Emilion Grand Cru Classé 2019
A classic Right Bank Bordeaux from a terrific vintage, this wine is a stunner. It’s bold and velvety, with the concentration to age at least another decade. But today it’s rich and beautiful, and with a decanter a delightful blend of plums, cassis, violet, cedar, and toast.
Details: classic bold, right-Bank merlot-based Bordeaux
Drink:
now (decanter) or hold up to 10 years
Available: $99/bot ($79.2 w/ followup coupon)