2024 Gerard Seguin, Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grape_Rossola BiancaDue to severe mildew pressure, the 2024 vintage saw some of the lowest yields in nearly a decade. Ultimately, it was a story of terroir. The stony, well drained hillside sites of Gevrey naturally shed excess water, their limestone bedrock and alluvial debris functioning as a passive filtration system that flatter, heavier soils simply could not replicate. Grard Sguin farms exactly this kind of terrain. Here, the terroir did not merely perform well in
yielding wines with freshness
handmade at palenque Tio Pedro by (you guess it) a man named Pedro (who is presumably also an uncle)
A hot August ripening period followed by late-season rains resulted in a wine with more mid-palate density and power than the 2019
textured finish
including Listan Blanco
long macerations
shaped by meticulous vineyard management through a challenging yet ultimately favorable vintage for early-harvested fruit
January's rendition is made with small-farm genepy sourced from the Haute-Alps region
predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon
rooted in the predominantly sandy soils of the Lirac appellation on the Rhône's right bank
and grapefruit with a texture that is supple on entry and grounded by a crisp
and a fluid