Gilbert’s grandfather planted the foundation of the winery in 1935
with its mouthwatering salinity and prettier red strawberry-noted perfume lasting on the finish
it's a more elegant Valbuena than I anticipated
the 2021 Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard offers a very nice reductive profile
This wine is hand crafted at every stage of its elaboration and reveals remarkable finesse and complexity and a golden colour reminiscent of the sun that made it possible
Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Nebbiolo Gilbert’s grandfather planted the foundationSylvain Pataille is one of the new breed of winemakers who first achieved the highest level of technical training before beginning to craft his own wines. A highly regarded consulting oenologist, who still advises over 15 Burgundy domaines, Pataille has in very short order built up (mostly en fermage) a domaine of some 15 hectares, all in Marsannay, the northernmost, and most recent (1987) AOC of the Cte de Nuits. Chardonnay Rose is a genetic mutation