Domaine Desertaux-Ferrand Cote de Nuits-Villages AOP, 2019

A second Coup de Cœur for Vincent. This wine has spices, vanilla, fresh apple and honey aromas. It is rich with a smooth texture; round and broad, but the lemon and lime acidity keeps it from being flabby. Lots of white fruits, toast, vanilla and other spices linger on the palate. An unusual blend of 70% Chardonnay with 30% Pinot Blanc, grapes were hand-picked, pressed and the juice left to settle. The clear racked grape must was fermented in oak barrels using 25% new and matured for 10 months. Not only is the use of Pinot Blanc rare now in Burgundy, but only a very small proportion of Côtes de Nuits-Villages vineyards produce white wine. This really is a specialty of Domaine Désertaux-Ferrand.