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

aged 18 months in large oak

with some oysters or a roast chicken

Widely considered one of the very best vineyards in all of the Cote-de-Beaune

and a clean bitter finish that knows when to stop

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