Domaine Nicolas Santenay Les Charmes Dessous 2024 Grape_Chardonnay The average age of the

The average age of the vines is 85 years - you can taste the concentration

spontaneous fermentation from wild yeasts

you’ll see other producers releasing eye-wateringly expensive wines from the same plot - which only proves the amazing value you’re getting here

It’s lovingly tended to

They use both French and American oak to age the wine - which is total heresy in these parts

Domaine Nicolas Santenay Les Charmes Dessous 2024 Grape_Chardonnay The average age of theSantenay isnt widely known or appreciated but talk to any wine expert who knows their stuff and theyll hold a soft spot for wines from here. Its the last stop south of Cotes de Beaune and before Cote Chalonnaise, so you get a darker, riper style of Pinot. This wine comes from a vineyard the size of a tennis court called Les Charmes Dessous. The vines are 70 years old, and produce fruit that is concentrated and complex. Then in the winery things get a