2023, Domaine de Villaine, BOURGOGNE CÔTE CHALONNAISE, Rouge, 'La Digoine'Domaine notes: Beautiful ruby colour which foresees a Digoine a little more serious than usual perhaps? The nose, finely perfumed with notes of red fruits (raspberries, cherry stone), needs a little time and warms up to express this depth, this aromatic intensity and tenderness is quite customary for this wine. On the palate, the capacity for the wine to "detach" itself from the fruit enables it not only to reach a high level of aromatic elegance but

lime cordial

Harvested on the clay-limestone soils of Grand Village

The reductive character

and crushed rocks

well built tannins

Glowing pale yellow

The 2018 Marquis d'Alesme is a very silky

with a hint of marmalade on the finish

this is undeniably extracted with hefty tannins

focused and lip-smackingly moreish

violets and iris notes

This is a well-crafted and delicious Clos Fourtet