Domaine Sylvain Langoureau Saint Aubin Premier Cru En RemillyI once found myself explaining the En Remilly vineyard to a Burgundian and she was aghast. Both because I was man splaining her hometown to her, and because I was claiming that something labeled Premier Cru could be equal to a Grand Cru absolute heresy in Burgundy. So now, I will attempt to do the same for you, but trust me, the bottle of wine at the end of this epistle makes the explanation thoroughly worth it. We all know that Burgundy has a

lifted by rose petal

There’s an almost sinewy tension between bright cranberry acidity and a savory seam of forest floor

It’s primarily Grenache

having long since learned how to survive in this climate without any additional man-made assistance

a dusting of sea spray - pure and delicious as a cocktail but simply magical with all Mediterranean cuisines

But this is still the Loire (not Napa)

On the palate it’s medium-bodied and agile

but it should be a real knockout with a bit of age

Being from an older generation and poorer times

we experienced the warmest days ever recorded in the Valley

high-energy Bugey that prizes freshness and place over polish

The result is a bottle that tastes not only of vintage and terroir but of intention—the estate’s belief that this wine deserved time