Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 CS20231023 A discovery for those seeking

A discovery for those seeking authentic terroir expression from the Côte de Beaune

In 1975 Sergio Rossi bought a farmhouse and six and a half hectares of vines from Tedina Biondi-Santi — daughter of the family that effectively invented Brunello — and renamed the place La Gerla

prepare to rethink what grower Champagne can be

They farm organically

Domaine Partage Chignin-Bergeron Les Fripons 2017 CS20231023 A discovery for those seekingGilles and Christine Berlioz are biodynamic pioneers on the steep slopes of Chignin, and their two Chignin Bergeron cuves (Bergeron is Savoie's name for Roussanne) trade off as a study in terroir. Les Fripons (the rascals) comes from an east facing neighbour to Les Filles, where the vines drive into the bedrock with almost no topsoil to speak of. The result is leaner and saltier than its sibling: lower alcohol, more salivating bitter herbs, and a snap