2022 Pascal Clement Pernand-Vergelesses "Les Belles Filles", Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Pernand Vergelesses sees 16 Months in large format oak barrels (25% new, no batonnage). This steep lieu dit is east facing at 300 meters across from Corton Charlemagne. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Pascal Clement is not your traditional Negociant. His Grandfather and Father owned a domaine. Being the younger son with a 19 year age difference with his brother, they didn't align on philosophy. Pascal worked with Coche Dury and Domaine Chanson,

We mention all of this to situate Gilles as one of the most important and exciting growers of the northern Rhône's younger generation

Bel Ormeau is the fruit of a special partnership between Chilli and a magnificent property located in the heart of the Blayais vineyards

which imparts wines with banana and candy aromas

good mineral component

the work was essentially focused in the cellar

Today COS is associated not only with the success of Cerasuolo di Vittoria but also with rigor and quality

I suppose you could say that L’Atelier du Vin is the hallmark of what brings my family together

The faintly mineral nose shows notes of pepper melded with the red fruit and leads into a wine with medium tannins

concentrated flavors

an almost searing minerality

The juice undergoes fermentation in stainless steel tanks to preserve bright primary fruit characteristics

Chassagne-Montrachet rouge can have some of the same characteristics found in the red wines of the Côte de Nuits