Nicolas Faure VdF Merlot 2024 CS20231026 this wine captures the sun-soaked

this wine captures the sun-soaked charm of the region while remaining crisp and lively

On the palate

and only a trickle makes it to the West Coast

generous edition

Nicolas Faure VdF Merlot 2024 CS20231026 this wine captures the sun-soakedA one man, hands off Burgundy operation worth knowing. Nicolas Faure trained at Domaine de la Romanee Conti and with Jean Louis Chave before building his own tiny domaine from scratch around Meuilley in the Cote de Nuits, farming organically and vinifying with whole clusters and minimal sulfur. This Merlot is a deliberate oddity: a Vin de France bottling from a grape you almost never see in Burgundy, made with the same low intervention, freshness