2023 Jean-Marc Vincent, Santenay, Les Vignes Denses Producer_Lamy-PillotThis is benchmark Santenay. A humble village taken to a whole new level with JM Vincent. He is friends with Olivier Lamy and believes in high density plantings. These are planted at 17k vines per hectare (10k is the norm). This makes his vines compete with one another and encourages roots to dig deep bringing minerality and complexity. His wines are intense, capable of ageing for extended periods of time and will totally make you think this village
traditional winemaking
and the American tradition of rye whiskey
earth-bound core
This structural intensity is framed by a fine-grained
and steel or concrete fermentations
a minimally sulfured calling card red wine for the estate
yielding a structure marked by fine-grained tannins and a balanced
balancing the mineral nerve of Novello with the power of the central Barolo commune
the whisky is actually now 8 years old
and fresh Chianti Classico that faithfully represents its challenging yet rewarding origin
Antoine Foucault farms his Cabernet Franc parcels in the La Ripaille lieu-dit of Brézé with a rigor centered on soil health
it’s about finesse