La Pierre Ronde (Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne), Meursault Les Perchots, 2024 Clusel Roch 2021 2nd prereceive and his single-varietal Cabernet Franc

and his single-varietal Cabernet Franc from Stellenbosch is a study in restraint

now nearly two decades old and drinking in its savory

with hints of brioche and hazelnut

Cap Corse Blanc starts from a mistelle base of Vermentinu and Muscat a Petits Grains

While the estate is famous for its sweet Sauternes

La Pierre Ronde (Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne), Meursault Les Perchots, 2024 Clusel Roch 2021 2nd prereceive and his single-varietal Cabernet FrancAntoine Lepetit de la Bigne, the biodynamic specialist behind La Pierre Ronde, sources Les Perchots from a lieu dit on the Volnay side of Meursault and ages it in a mix of oak barrels and terracotta amphorae the wood for structure, the clay for aromatic openness. The result is a village Meursault with real personality: rich but lifted, with orchard fruit, a touch of toasted nuts, and a saline mineral cut. After eight years at Domaine Leflaive, Antoine