Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuees, 2013 with golden apples drawing North Coast Cabernet Franc

drawing North Coast Cabernet Franc and treating it with restraint: native-yeast fermentation

inherited from legends Marius Gentaz and Albert Dervieux

Pompette is a direct-press rose of Pinot Noir

and it is fermented and raised in wood like most of the estate's production

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuees, 2013 with golden apples drawing North Coast Cabernet FrancVines past seventy years old, planted right against the south west edge of Bonnes Mares, in a vintage tailor made for exactly that kind of site. Barthod's 0. 26 hectare sliver of Les Fuees sits on the same oolitic limestone as the grand cru beside it with almost no topsoil covering the rock, which is why the wine marries Chambolle's floral top note to an earthy, savory depth her other premier crus don't offer. 2013 was cold and wet through spring,