Noel Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Rouge “Boudriotte”, 2010 SO022725 Skurnik Library the whisky takes a secondary

the whisky takes a secondary journey through casks that once held Jamaican rum

yet it stands apart for its ability to marry the structured power typical of this commune with an unusual depth and richness of fruit

with lovely fresh-peach aromas and a lower alcohol level that makes it dangerously easy to keep pouring

low-intervention California wines made from grapes that fall outside the Cabernet-and-Chardonnay script - and this white from Brousseau Vineyard is a perfect example

from a legendary Brunello vintage

Noel Ramonet, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Rouge “Boudriotte”, 2010 SO022725 Skurnik Library the whisky takes a secondaryA red from Burgundy's white wine capital, and a rare one at that. Ramonet is best known as a legendary white wine domaine, but La Boudriotte is one of the very few Chassagne 1er Crus that also grows Pinot Noir, and the family farms just over a hectare of reds total. Old vines and low yields are the house creed, and these reds get the same meticulous touch as the famous whites, raised in about a third new oak. The 2010 was a classic, structured