Paul Girard grew up in the Cote des Blancs and inherited vineyards from both sides of his family — his father in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
the Conterno family has maintained unwavering commitment to classic Barolo winemaking—long macerations
This wine opens with an alluring bouquet of black cherries
Traditional-method Riesling sparkling wine from the Mosel is a niche that few producers bother with
Mario Fontana formalized the estate in 1995 with his mother Elda
Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault, 2016 (1.5L) CHAMPCOUNT0525 Paul Girard grew up in2016 is the vintage Burgundy nearly lost: a brutal April frost cut the crop to a fraction of normal, and what survived came in concentrated and tightly wound. Jean Philippe Fichet's village Meursault, drawn from several separate lieux dits across the commune, makes a fine argument for the year precise, chiseled, less about flesh than about line and length. Fichet farms tiny old vine parcels and pursues purity with unusual single mindedness, and a