Serious Alvarinho from the excellence territory of Monção e Melgaço—Portugal's northernmost wine region
all located mid-slope where the soils are thin
Charmes-Chambertin is a Grand Cru in the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin—one of the larger
or simply neat after a long day
This is Nebbiolo at its most structured: wild rose and cedar aromas open into a palate of succulent red cherry
Christophe Buisson, Saint Romain Blanc, 2023 CHAMPCOUNT010725 Serious Alvarinho from the excellenceA pristine white Burgundy from one of the Cote de Beaune's most underrated appellations. Christophe Buisson is based in Saint Romain, the cool, high amphitheater of vineyards tucked in the hills behind Meursault, and works with minimal intervention: native yeasts, aging in older barrels, and bottling without fining or filtration. He owns parcels in the best Saint Romain sites, stony slopes beneath the village's limestone cliffs that would likely be