made by one of only two owners in the climat
Belle Dame is Domaine Vacheron's flagship Pinot Noir
yielding wines of clarity and structure
some pushing a century in age
a Saint-Julien estate run for generations by the Irish-rooted Barton family
Les Bottes Rouges, Cotes du Jura Savagnin "Face B", 2023 TodayRare made by one of onlyLes Bottes Rouges is the Jura project of Jean Baptiste Menigoz, a one time schoolteacher turned organic biodynamic vigneron who apprenticed with Jura legend Stephane Tissot. "Face B" is his Cotes du Jura Savagnin, made in the fresh, topped up (ouille) style rather than the oxidative one, which means it shows the grape's bright, mineral, almost saline side rather than the nutty sherry like character. It's a great gateway into Savagnin for the curious,