2023 Chateau de Pierreclos Bourgogne RougeSoft spoken and gently rustic, this opens with red apple peel, sour cherry, and dried cranberry, layered with rose petal, light underbrush, and a faint dusting of limestone. The palate is light bodied and straightforward, with fresh acidity and modest, supple tannins giving the wine an easy, unforced flow. Subtle savory notes of tea leaf and damp stone appear toward the mid palate, finishing clean, dry, and quietly refreshing. An honest, uncomplicated

The palate is immensely appealing

ripe and totally expressive core

grippy tannins that keep it lively rather than heavy

and quietly confident

driven by brisk acidity and delicate

and stupidly good now

Alicante Bouschet adds a sanguine

So she studied tourism at a nearby college

The Charlemagnes have 15 hectares of vineyards in the heart of the Côte des Blancs

In a lineup that already leans into the soulful

This wine is the Meritage

It is totally expressive of the terroir without trying too hard like so many sweet