Jean Chauvenet Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' 2022 Bordeaux-Right Bank 40% Merlot

40% Merlot

This cuvée—Bonville’s only wine which sees oak—spends eight months aging in used barrels before being bottled for its secondary fermentation

the fermentation proceeds for approximately three to four weeks

“Mare” comes from a single hectare of 70-year-old Lambrusco Marani planted in sandy loam soils

Aromas and flavors of red berry fruit and crushed herbs are carried on a backbone of chewy tannins

Jean Chauvenet Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru 'Les Vaucrains' 2022 Bordeaux-Right Bank 40% MerlotAlways the apex of the Chauvenet experience, Les Vaucrainsin which Christophe works a 0. 41 hectare parcel of very old vinesall but dares not to be considered a grand cru. While the finely wrought and articulate Les Perrires above leaves little to improve upon, this wine indeed reaches just that little bit higher. A stunning nose of exotic spice, damp soil, black fruit, and a perfectly measured dose of animale ushers in a palate of raw power with a