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

bright acidity and marked floral elements

This Pinot Noir shows a touch of spicy oak

Thomas presented us versions of this wine going back to 2011

especially given its modest 12% alcohol

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.