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BURGUNDY NOUVELLES

DE BOISSET
WINTER 2020-2021

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A FIRM FAVORITE!
Labouré-Roi’s

Santenay Premier Cru Beaurepaire

Founded in 1832 in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the maison Labouré-Roi
has forged long-term partnerships with numerous Burgundy winegrowers.

The house winemaker, Brigitte Putzu, tells us to be” in old French, which is a very fitting
about her wine of the moment, which is a description of where the vines grow. They
Santenay Premier Cru Beaurepaire 2019 from have an ideal position on the hillside with a
the Côte de Beaune. majestic view, on rich limestone soil that is
“It’s powerful yet refined; a wine with a perfect perfect for Chardonnay.
balance between fruit and subtle oak. A great After 10 months’ aging on lees in oak barrels,
white wine that stands shoulder to shoulder half of them new wood, this characterful wine
with its prestigious neighbors,” she says. is taut, mineral and fleshy, with a distinguished
An appellation less famous than nearby finely-toasted bouquet offering intense notes
Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, of fern and hazelnut. In the mouth, it offers a
Santenay is better-known for its reds (85% of characteristic vigor and freshness, and has
good keeping potential. A great white Burgundy
the production), but it also produces some
©crash record delightful whites, notably the Santenay to be discovered!
Beaurepaire 2019.
Classified as a premier cru since 1937, the
name of the climat means “pleasant place

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