2023 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Pommard, Cote de Beaune, France Testalonga 100% Espadeiro from a single

100% Espadeiro from a single parcel (‘Horta’) of 40-year-old vines in the town of Vilariño

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Happiest in the cellar

It is more serious than that- his perfectionism and aspirational vision leads him to downplay what is clearly a spectacular bottle of Sangiovese

From vines in 75% Hautes Cotes de Beaune

2023 Domaine Bachelet-Monnot Pommard, Cote de Beaune, France Testalonga 100% Espadeiro from a singleAbove and touches 1er Chanlins on the Volnay side of Pommard, just next to Rugiens 40+ year old vines Very dangerous, steep parcel at 400m that is worked by hand Red clay and chalk soil 15% whole cluster Indigenous yeast Aged in barrel (15% new)