Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 1er Cru 'Beauregard' 2023 California malolactic is done in cuve

malolactic is done in cuve and the wine sees a brief stay in large foudres before being bottled eighteen months after harvest without fining or filtration

With En Caillerets we see the stones assume control

especially given its modest 12% alcohol

this is a light-hued wine virtually without detectable tannins that performs optimally with a light chill

This Pinot Noir shows a touch of spicy oak

Nathalie Richez Santenay Rouge 1er Cru 'Beauregard' 2023 California malolactic is done in cuveThe premier cru Beauregard sits mid slope in the northeast part of Santenay near the border of Chassagne Montrachet, and Nathalie owns 0. 3 hectares of Pinot Noir here. If her village level Santenay is a case study in pure Burgundian Pinot Noir, Beauregard isas one would expectmore particular in its personality: darker and more somber in its fruit (yet still fresh), with a more succulent texture and a tinge of smoke.