Domaine Genot-Boulanger Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay 2017 ABC321 and a crisp

and a crisp

unpretentious Burgundy—the kind of wine you open on a Tuesday night and feel genuinely good about

the Pauillac Fifth Growth owned by the Borie family (same family behind Ducru-Beaucaillou in Saint-Julien)

If 2020 brought Vosne warmth and 2021 brought it austerity

Domaine Genot-Boulanger Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay 2017 ABC321 and a crispGnot Boulanger is run by Aude and Guillaume Lavolle, who farm organically with biodynamic influence and work each parcel with a horse drawn plough, with new oak capped at 15%. Mercurey is the heart of the domaine, where Aude's ancestor Charles Henri Gnot first broke a 20 generation pharmacist family chain when he founded the domaine in 1974. The 1er Cru En Sazenay sits on a well positioned east facing slope in the Cte Chalonnaise. The 2017 vintage is