2023 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Burgundy, France Yvon Metras saline line and a clean

saline line and a clean

rounded and balanced

2019 Bruna Maje Rossese Riviera Ligure di Ponente Liguria

and the Basque Country

The soils here

2023 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc Burgundy, France Yvon Metras saline line and a cleanThis Chardonnay is sourced entirely from biodynamically farmed parcels within Puligny MontrachetBluses, Pr la Dame, Femelotte, Champ Perrier, and Equincemaking it unusually Puligny true for the appellation. Fruit is hand harvested, pressed gently, and fermented in oak (about 1012% new), then aged 12 months in barrel and a further 6 months in tank before a light fining and very light filtration if needed. The 2023 shows the houses hallmark precision: