Domaine Pierre Guillemot 2023 Bourgogne Cote D'Or, Burgundy

You may know of this domaine’s fine, traditionally-styled premier cru Savigny-le-Beaunes, and the same care has gone into this selection from the Les Préveaux parcel. 

“It took twenty years of effort (quite quick by French administration standards) for growers between Dijon and Beaune to finally be allowed to add “Côte d’Or”— the hallowed area where these grapes are grown—to the label of their Bourgogne rouges. The reason they lobbied for the “Golden Slope” to grace the labels is so that you can rest assured all the grapes come exclusively from the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Although Burgundy might not make a whole lot of wine, the region is broad with Pinot planted far and wide, so now with the new name you know the grapes come from prime real estate. This one, in fact, comes from a single parcel, with vines in Savigny crossing town limits into Chorey. This is classic Guillemot: silky, fragrant, and fun.”--Chris Santini, Kermit Lynch Imports