Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc 2022 CS20231023 The Barbera comes from Shake

The Barbera comes from Shake Ridge Ranch in Amador County — Ann Kraemer's iconic Sierra Foothills site

a corner of the region that had vastly more vineyard a century ago before phylloxera and the textile mills of Biella emptied the hills

in the early 1800s

fresh soil

Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc 2022 CS20231023 The Barbera comes from ShakeDomaine de Montille is one of the Cte de Beaune's most revered producers organic since 1995, biodynamic for about two decades, and under Etienne de Montille a house that has shifted decisively toward purity, lift, and gentle extraction. Les Aigrots is a top Beaune 1er Cru on a gentle east facing slope at the foot of the hillside, an orientation that gives the Chardonnay its mineral lift, and Montille's bottling shows it: chiseled, mineral, and tightly