Domaine Morey-Coffinet 'Les Fairendes' 1er Cru Chassagne Montrachet 2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON The palate is well balanced

The palate is well balanced with crunchy spicy red fruit laced with pain d'epices

dry farming

This Beaujolais-Villages consists of a blend of several granite terroirs—Gamay’s favorite kind of dirt—on the outskirts of the cru villages

I am almost shocked by its vinous intensity and raw

Maison Kuentz-Bas was first established by the Kuentz family in 1795

Domaine Morey-Coffinet 'Les Fairendes' 1er Cru Chassagne Montrachet 2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON The palate is well balancedThe vineyard was pulled out in 2014 and replanted in 2016, so very young vines. First three years of production was declassified, so 2021 is the first as premier cru. Sandy soil, frosts and dries out easily for young vines. 1100 litres made from 12 ouvres. Let me translate that into 22 hl ha. Pale lemon and lime color. The bouquet seems a little stunted but the 2021 Fairendes fleshes out more on the palate, all white fruit, but not quite the length of