Domaine Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 2021 NO20230830 aged 18 months in large

aged 18 months in large oak

ensuring a rich and creamy texture

and the wines see only stainless and old wood — nothing to obscure the Kimmeridgian limestone underneath

and silky tannins — a vintage that suits Champans beautifully

sourced largely from Edna Valley in the cool southern stretch of the Central Coast

Domaine Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 2021 NO20230830 aged 18 months in largeEveryone knows Chassagne for white. Almost nobody remembers that the village was mostly Pinot Noir until white Burgundy prices made the math irresistible. Ramonet kept the reds, and in 2021 a cold, frost battered year that gutted yields across the Cote those reds came out lean, aromatic and old fashioned in the best possible sense. This is a village wine, not a monument: light bodied, savory, more about lift and detail than power. It is also a