Clair Obscur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge Puits de Chauv 2022 070226ROBUST and bottles with a light

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Alejandro Fernandez — the man widely credited with dragging Ribera del Duero into the modern era — bought this estate near Roa in 1987 as the family's dedicated second home for Tempranillo

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This Vieilles Vignes leans on old-vine Mourvedre and Carignan with Syrah

run by fifth-generation vigneron Philippe Vatan and his daughter Agathe

Clair Obscur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge Puits de Chauv 2022 070226ROBUST and bottles with a lightPuits de Chaux is a Hautes Cotes de Beaune parcel, the cooler, higher hills above the Cote de Beaune that give Pinot Noir freshness and lift. Clair Obscur is the small biodynamic estate of Pierre and Jennifer Clair; Pierre worked at two of Burgundy's iconic biodynamic addresses, Domaine de Montille and d'Angerville, before farming his own 3. 5 hectares. The wines are made naturally, with minimal additions. This is bright, transparent red Burgundy that