The 2012 vintage was a classic study in adversity rewarded: spring frosts and hail cut yields by forty percent
LALO’s Tequila Blanco is a small-batch
Its complexity makes it both a refreshing aperitif and a thoughtful addition to a variety of drinks
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The 2023 vintage opens with citrus blossoms
Jean-Philippe Fichet, Chassagne-Montrachet, 2024 Yale Club 2026 The 2012 vintage was aJean Philippe Fichet is best known as a master of Meursault, but he also makes a small amount of wine just down the road in Chassagne Montrachet, one of the great white Burgundy villages. His approach travels with him: hand farmed Chardonnay, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, and very little lees stirring, all aimed at freshness, transparency and length rather than weight or oak. Chassagne brings its own taut, chiseled,