2014 Domaine Savary, Chablis, Burgundy France 375mlIn Maligny, a village well poised between Paris and Dijon, just north of Chablis, Olivier Savary and his wife, Francine, have been vignerons since 1984. Though many of Oliviers family members were vignerons, an unfortunate series of challenging harvests discouraged his parents from joining the family business. Chardonnay runs strongly through his veins, however, and Olivier pursued wine school in Dijon regardless of the fact that he would have no

This is a classic Emilian Lambrusco

350 feet above sea level

The 2022 is mostly Valdiguié and Carignan with Zinfandel

Soils are granitic sand with significant limestone and dolomite deposits

Each time we visit with the sisters

juicy core

as well as roast chicken and aged cheeses

a rarity in their area

current winemaker at Champagne Fleury

The name Fontsainte ('the saint's fount') comes from the nearby 12th century Hermitage of Saint-Simeon

Frigid winds coming off of the cold Pacific Ocean waters flow though this vineyard daily

Over the years