Version 2022 Burgundy while a veil of yeast

while a veil of yeast forms across the surface and slowly rebuilds the wine underneath it

The 2021 is taut and stony

and a finish that stays savoury rather than turning sweet

The influence of the clays can be seen in the fullness of the mouth

Clos l'Évêque is one of Mercurey's better-known climats

Version 2022 Burgundy while a veil of yeastRecerca means research in Catalan, which is a fair description of how Jessica Albero and Laurent Pujol approach the seven hectares they farm between Vingrau and Paziols, in the Catalan country north of Perpignan. Nothing is added during fermentation, sulphur least of all, and everything goes into bottle unfined and unfiltered. Version is a red that reads as southern without the heat that usually implies. Dark cherry and garrigue herbs, a fine dusty