Domaine Chanson Beaune 1er Cru Greves 2021 Reasonable Cellar Jean-Marc Roulot of Domaine Roulot

Jean-Marc Roulot of Domaine Roulot in Meursault discovered 12 dusty bottles of his late father Guy's apricot liqueur in the cellar and set about recreating the recipe from memory

A blend of 61% Zinfandel

Amarone starts with patience: after harvest the grapes are laid out on traditional bamboo racks and left to dry for around 100 days

it's bottled simply as Vin de France

Domaine Chanson Beaune 1er Cru Greves 2021 Reasonable Cellar Jean-Marc Roulot of Domaine RoulotGreves means gravel, and the vineyard delivers on the name: a mid slope Beaune premier cru whose stony soils give Pinot Noir a lift and polish that richer sites cannot fake. Chanson has been in Beaune since 1750, aging its wines inside a 15th century bastion built into the town's ramparts, and since Bollinger took over in 1999 the domaine has quietly become one of the Cote de Beaune's most dependable addresses. The house style is infusion rather than