Nicolas Faure Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc Les Vignes Blanches 2024 CRUSEBUB 2018 was a benchmark Médoc

2018 was a benchmark Médoc vintage

Guy Larmandier is one of the hidden gems of the Côte des Blancs

with Mourvedre and Syrah filling out the body

Emmanuel Rouget learned his craft from his uncle Henri Jayer — the most revered name in modern Burgundy — and took over the master's vines and methods upon Jayer's retirement

There is no fining

Nicolas Faure Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc Les Vignes Blanches 2024 CRUSEBUB 2018 was a benchmark MédocNicolas Faure trained at Domaine de la Romanee Conti and Prieure Roch before starting his own micro domaine, which took shape around 2014. Based in Meuilley in the Hautes Cotes, he farms a tiny vineyard across prestigious appellations with rare exacting standards. This is Chardonnay from Les Vignes Blanches in Pernand Vergelesses, a cooler, higher village on the Corton hill known for crisp, age worthy whites. Production is minuscule, so grab it when