Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 1er Cru 'Beauregard' 2023 California mineral-driven wine that occasionally carries

mineral-driven wine that occasionally carries an almost imperceptible effervescence

it captures the gleaming health of Michel’s impeccably farmed fruit in a concoction that is mouthwatering in its combination of acidity

With En Caillerets we see the stones assume control

bright acidity and marked floral elements

malolactic is done in cuve and the wine sees a brief stay in large foudres before being bottled eighteen months after harvest without fining or filtration

Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 1er Cru 'Beauregard' 2023 California mineral-driven wine that occasionally carriesThe premier cru Beauregard sits mid slope in the northeast part of Santenay near the border of Chassagne Montrachet, and Nathalie owns 0. 3 hectares of Pinot Noir here. If her village level Santenay is a case study in pure Burgundian Pinot Noir, Beauregard isas one would expectmore particular in its personality: darker and more somber in its fruit (yet still fresh), with a more succulent texture and a tinge of smoke.