Domaine Laurent Roumier Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits 2019 Chardonnay with a fine complexity not

with a fine complexity not often found in Côte de Nuits-Villages

finishing with an element of tannic structure that reminds one of a red wine

and the grapes come from a small vineyard of barely half a hectare with stony and limestone soils — clusters are selected before destemming

separating the grand crus Échezeaux and Romanée-Saint-Vivant — a position of extraordinary adjacency that has led generations of Burgundy scholars to question why Les Suchots was not elevated to grand cru status in the 1930s classification

and for those who find the premier crus beyond reach it is a more than worthy substitute

Domaine Laurent Roumier Bourgogne Hautes-Cotes de Nuits 2019 Chardonnay with a fine complexity not