2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars it starts with acidity followed

it starts with acidity followed by aromas of citrus

Once fermentation is complete it is unracked until winter

With that in mind

Élevage runs 15–18 months in French oak with roughly one-half to two-thirds new barrels

2023 Didier Fornerol Bourgogne Rouge, France Cakebread Cellars it starts with acidity followedThe Bourgogne Rouge comes from a 1 hectare parcel south of the village of Corgoloin. The vines on average are now twenty years old. The grapes are not destemmed and the extractions are light with manual punchdowns and some pumping over. The wine is aged for fourteen to sixteen months entirely in barrel, only around 10% of which is new.