Domaine la Bouissiere Gigondas 2023 MH and one of the greatest

and one of the greatest names in France

Emmanuel Rouget trained for decades under his uncle Henri Jayer — whose Cros Parantoux and Echezeaux helped define the modern grammar of great Burgundy — and inherited Jayer's vines

distilled in single pot still

farmed biodynamically and fermented with native yeasts and a minimum of sulfur

Domaine la Bouissiere Gigondas 2023 MH and one of the greatestThe flagship rouge from the Faravel family at Domaine la Boussire and one of the great expressions of Gigondas. The estate sits on the upper slopes near the Dentelles de Montmirail, where altitude and cool nights pull freshness out of Grenache that often turns ponderous lower down the appellation. Grenache leads with Syrah and Mourvdre filling in the depth and structure. Generous, mineral, and unmistakably southern Rhne, this is the bottle to open