Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Gamay I love the nose

I love the nose

The vine : 20 to 50 year-old vines

energetic with a complex and rich texture

and alpine strawberries

The tannins are present but silky and offer a nice length

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Gamay I love the noseSylvain Pataille is one of the new breed of winemakers who first achieved the highest level of technical training before beginning to craft his own wines. A highly regarded consulting oenologist, who still advises over 15 Burgundy domaines, Pataille has in very short order built up (mostly en fermage) a domaine of some 15 hectares, all in Marsannay, the northernmost, and most recent (1987) AOC of the Cte de Nuits. Chardonnay Rose is a genetic mutation