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Domaine Michel Sarrazin & Fils, Maranges

Burgundy / Côte de Beaune, France 2021 (750mL)
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Earth
Body
Tannin
Acid
Alcohol

Domaine Michel Sarrazin & Fils, Maranges

If you read older books about Burgundy, or spend any time with someone who’s worked with these wines for a long time, the archetype of “classic” red Burgundy is an earth-driven, tension-filled Pinot Noir that reveals its myriad charms over time rather than all at once. Burgundy is a more bucolic, farmstead-scale wine culture relative to flashier precincts like Bordeaux, so when someone describes a Burgundy wine as “old school,” I’m like a moth to a flame. Domaine Michel Sarrazin, as I’ve had the pleasure of learning firsthand, is decidedly old school. Today’s wine from Maranges is not merely a “Burgundy lover’s Burgundy” because of its under-the-radar appellation but because of its resolutely classical styling.





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Country
France
Region
Burgundy / Côte de Beaune
Sub-Region
FranceMaranges
Soil
Clay & Limestone
Farming
Lutte Raisonnée
Blend
Pinot Noir
Alcohol
13.9
OAK
French Barrels, 50% New
TEMP.
60
Glassware
Burgundy Stem
Drinking
Now-2028+
Decanting
30 Minutes
Pairing
Auvergne-Style Meat Loaf

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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