2022 Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur, Auxey-Duresses "Le Crais"

2022 Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur, Auxey-Duresses "Le Crais"

Burgundy, France 2022 (750mL)
Regular price$59.00
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2022 Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur, Auxey-Duresses "Le Crais"

What a welcome relief Domaine Pascal Prunier-Bonheur’s Auxey-Duresses "Le Crais" is: to put it simply, this is elite level white Burgundy, qualitatively on par with the most heralded estates in the Côte d’Or. But unlike those hallowed names, it remains within reach of the average wine drinker. Tense, incomprehensibly mineral, underlain with golden fruit richness, “Le Crais” will scratch the white Burgundy itch for even the most exacting collector. Long gone are the days when simply looking to “lesser” appellations like Auxey-Duresses would yield value-laden returns. For one thing, such villages are no longer lesser; in the era of climate change, the lines between elite and average terroir have been blurred. For another, winemakers like Pascal Prunier-Bonheur are almost too talented, coaxing headspinning beauty from sites the older generation would’ve passed over. The only hope now is to get in on the ground floor before the rest of the world catches onto the profundity of a producer like Pascal. A bottle this good won’t stay at this price forever. Get it while you can!

 

The Pruniers are arguably the most important family in Auxey-Duresses. You’ll see the name on at least five different domaine’s labels. And while it isn’t always clear just what everyone’s relation to each other is, it’s clear that the fact that this little village is on the viticultural map is thanks to the Pruniers. Pascal is the fifth generation of the clan, and knew from the start he wanted to be a winemaker. He attended viticultural school in Beaune, and at the young age of 20 settled down to start his estate. He rented only three hectares of vines to begin with, but his estate now co

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