Drank this bottle last night...definitely my recommended wine of the week. This little burly monster is from Burgundy-South, in the little village of Chassagne, one of the most famous places for white wine (Chardonnay) in the word. Though world renouned for whites, the reds coming out of this village are also of very high quality, especially from the top producers. Usually a single cuvee is made (in contrast to whites, which tend to be differentiated, with many single vineyard wines), as is the case with Jean Noel Gagnard. Beautiful brambly fruit with a lightning rod of minerality carrying all the way from nose to finish, this little $40 Burgundy kicks ass. A refreshing departure from the "typical" Northern Burgundy style, this tastes more like a 1er Cru from Pommard as it does a Village level cuvee.
This wine will be available by the glass at La Tour.
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