Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 2023 Bordeaux just north of Cornas

just north of Cornas

Combes du Dessus) are situated just beneath the fine 1er Cru “Les Champeaux” and the wine reflects the sturdy

This type of traditional

the tannins are remarkably suave

Richer and riper than the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc above

Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 2023 Bordeaux just north of CornasNathalie owns 1. 4 hectares of Pinot Noir in Santenay, split among three parcels: Les Vaux Dessus, Les Charmes Dessus, and Bievaux. Her Santenay Rouge, aged for a year and a half in 20% new barrels, is the kind of effortlessly soulful, meat and potatoes red Burgundy that can only be made by a grower who knows how and when to get out of the way of the terroir. It shows terrific balance; it is pure of fruit without feeling fussily pristine; its telltale