Gerard Raphet Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champs Chenys Vieilles Vignes Cuvee Unique, 2022 Cote de Nuits, France Lacrado Aged four months in stainless

Aged four months in stainless steel

and mossy earth with a crack of white pepper spice

winemaker Giancarlo Rocca ages his white wine in terracotta (clay) amphorae for a few months

Pretty notes of cranberries

Gerard Raphet Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champs Chenys Vieilles Vignes Cuvee Unique, 2022 Cote de Nuits, France Lacrado Aged four months in stainlessChamps Chenys is directly downslope from grand cru Charmes Chambertin; Raphets rows of vines are located in a small notch carved into Charmes (that is, vines are surrounded on three sides by grand cru terroir). Vines range from 35 to 110 years old. I opened one of these in the office of Le Pigeon the day the wines arrived and sat dumbfounded at my desk. Dark cherry, pomegranates, iron, damp earth, and baking space. The wine was darker than the