January 2025: Club Plus Reds

1. Belland Volnay 1er cru “Santenots” 2022
GRAPE: 100% Pinot Noir
TYPE: Red Burgundy from the Côte de Beaune
YEAR: 2022, hot and dry
NOTES: Santenots is considered one of Volnay’s finest vineyards. Belland’s 2022 is outstanding, combining the silky elegance of the terroir with a rich, concentrated, intensely-flavored vintage. Look for notes of wild cherries, earth, silk, and rustic plum tart
FOOD: mushroom risotto, or pork tenderloin
AVAILABLE: $95/bot ($76 w/ followup coupon)

2. Bonnefond Côte Rôtie “Rochins” 20
GRAPE: 100% Syrah
TYPE: Northern Rhône Syrah from Côte Rôtie at the northern end of the region
YEAR: 2020, warm and dry with small yields
NOTES: Bonnefond’s 2020 “Rochins” comes from an iron- rich plot of 60+ year old syrah vines; the resulting wine combines dark intensity with the region’s signature lift. Decant now or age for up to 5 years
FOOD: lamb chops with rosemary and garlic; aged manchego cheese
Available: $78/bot ($70.2 w/ followup coupon)

3. Desvignes Givry 1er “Ozymandias” 2022
GRAPE: 100% Pinot Noir
TYPE: Red Burgundy from the Côte Chalonnaise
YEAR: 2022, hot and dry
NOTES: young superstar winemaker Gautier Desvignes’s newest cuvée is in honor of his daugther’s birth in 2022. Ozymandias is serious red Burgundy, worthy of patience and attention. A combination of two of his favorite premier cru plots, this carries a graceful lift not often found outside the Côte de Nuits.
FOOD: roasted potatoes, duck, and root vegetables
Available: $45 ($36 w/ followup coupon)