A rare red from a white wine stronghold. This 2022 Chassagne Rouge from Domaine Guy Amiot delivers precision, charm, and unmistakable Côte de Beaune elegance — from a top producer best known for their iconic whites.
Geantet-Pansiot, based in Gevrey-Chambertin, is known for crafting powerful, expressive Pinot Noir. Their Bourgogne Rouge is anything but basic — it’s drawn from vineyards just outside top village borders and treated with the same care as their premiers crus: low yields, old vines, and careful élevage. This is serious Bourgogne Rouge. The 2022 "Les Bons" is rich, juicy, and impressively complex — a true overachiever for its level.
With fruit from 60- to 65-year-old vines in Serralunga d'Alba, the Massolino 2019 Barolo Parafada is vibrant and bright with very pretty aromas of wild cherry, blue flower, iron ore and rusty nail. The wine displays very pretty intensity but remains balan...
The 2020 Laroque is even better than the en primeur sample. Dark and enveloping, with tons of class, Laroque is a winner. Succulent dark plum, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and pipe tobacco give the 2020 tons of nuance. Laroque is class personied. W...