Bachelet-Monnot, Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts, 2023 (1.5L) OREGCOUNT0711 vanilla and toasted-oak roundness rather

vanilla and toasted-oak roundness rather than raw peppery heat

Château Yvonne's Saumur Champigny shows what biodynamic Cabernet Franc looks like when it grows in limestone

with fruit trees and vegetable gardens scattered throughout

Bree Stock (one of the only American women to hold the Master of Wine title) and Chad Stock have built their project around late-ripening varieties that hold their nerve in the Willamette's increasingly warm growing seasons

The Catarratto del Masso comes from a single high-elevation plot of very old vines

Bachelet-Monnot, Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts, 2023 (1.5L) OREGCOUNT0711 vanilla and toasted-oak roundness ratherThis is top tier white Burgundy in a magnum, a large format bottle that ages more slowly and gracefully than a standard 750ml, making it ideal for cellaring or a celebration. Brothers Marc and Alexandre Bachelet have risen fast to the front rank of Cote de Beaune whites, prized for precise, mineral Chardonnay. Les Referts is a premier cru sitting alongside the parcels of Sauzet, where clay rich soils lend generosity and roundness. The whites are