many vines 40-100+ years old
licorice and autumnal complexity beneath its floral character
or Northern Rhône with a Pinot-like soul—Clusel-Roch’s Viallière 2022 is a beautifully refined
It’s precise and contemplative
There has never been a better time to start exploring everything that Champagne has to offer
Domaine Chamonard, Morgon, 2020 Needs Description many vines 40-100+ years oldThis is Morgon with rootsliterally and stylistically. Domaine Chamonard, originally revived by Joseph Chamonard and now run by his son in law Jean Claude Chanudet (of Foillard and Lapierre orbit), farms old vines organically and vinifies with a light hand: native yeasts, whole clusters, no fining or filtration, and a long levage in neutral foudres. The 2020 vintage is generous but groundeddark cherry and blackberry at the core, wrapped in earth,