Domaine Michel Lafarge, Pinot Noir & Gamay "L'Exception" Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, Burgundy, France 2021 natural Best of all

Best of all

When Susan Sokol and Bill Blosser planted their first vines in the Dundee Hills AVA (American Viticultural Area) of the Willamette Valley in 1971

Perfect with red meats and other game

and fermentation was spontaneous with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks (80%) and 750 L Stockinger barrels (20%)

Domaine Michel Lafarge, Pinot Noir & Gamay "L'Exception" Bourgogne Passetoutgrain, Burgundy, France 2021 natural Best of allFrom a coplantion plot of Pinot Noir and Gamay (50 50), L'Exception has a lovely bouquet with cassis, wild strawberry fruit and hints of blood orange. The palate is medium bodied with juicy citrus notes, tart cherries, blueberry and a touch of pain d'pice on the finish. Lafarges home territory is Volnay, though he also has holdings in nearby Beaune and Meursault. This is an old estate that started bottling their wines in the early 1900s. Only a