Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Sauvage Blanc 2023 NO20231101 and clocking in around 11

and clocking in around 11

A reference-point white Burgundy

The nose expresses caramel and subtle cinnamon notes

made with fruit from Peyrassol's IGP-classified vineyard around the Coudonnier area

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Sauvage Blanc 2023 NO20231101 and clocking in around 11Sauvignon Blanc in Beaujolais is not a thing, which is precisely why Raphael Saint Cyr makes it. Sauvage comes off clay limestone soils at his organic estate in Anse and is vinified with no additives and no fuss, in a quantity so small it barely leaves France. Where a lot of Sauvignon leans hard on the aromatics, this one is taut and stony, with the fruit kept on a short leash. It's a genuinely odd bottle from a producer who clearly enjoys making them.