2021 Bourgogne Rouge

This wine goes above and beyond its humble Bourgogne Rouge name, making the case for wines like this much easier to prove. Made from grapes picked from his vineyards around the village of Saint Aubin, one of the less on the radar villages for both white and red Burgundy. Let the grapes do the talking here. It is a silky Pinot with elegance and structure. Julien is a thoughtful person who has absorbed the art and the science of winemaking over the years, working closely with Domaine Derain. ...Read More...

This wine goes above and beyond its humble Bourgogne Rouge name, making the case for wines like this much easier to prove. Made from grapes picked from his vineyards around the village of Saint Aubin, one of the less on the radar villages for both white and red Burgundy. Let the grapes do the talking here. It is a silky Pinot with elegance and structure. Julien is a thoughtful person who has absorbed the art and the science of winemaking over the years, working closely with Domaine Derain. Over the years he started his own label, Sextant, working with some of the growers he loved in the area. He and his partner, Carole Schwab, have now bought the Domaine Derain business in addition to their commitments to the Sextant domaine and will be making the Derain wines from now on (with Dominique still in the background!). 

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