Domaine Denis Bachelet, Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, 2016 OREGON Filippo Rizzo ran one of

Filippo Rizzo ran one of the first natural wine bars outside Paris — in Belgium

showcasing the domaine’s dedication to producing wines that marry power with finesse and a profound sense of place

2014 is the Cote de Nuits vintage the Burgundy trade quietly hoards: classic

The Ripaccioli family farms in the cooler northern zone of Montalcino

but it's already generous and lovely

Domaine Denis Bachelet, Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, 2016 OREGON Filippo Rizzo ran one ofBachelet's signature old vine bottling, with a decade of bottle age already behind it. The Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes blends east facing parcels planted between 1932 and 1937, vines around eighty years old at harvest, and it is the wine that built Denis Bachelet's reputation for finesse since he took over in 1983. 2016 was Burgundy's frost vintage: a painfully small crop, but what survived came in pure, fresh and classically proportioned rather