Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots, 2015 POL24OFFER all vineyard work is done

all vineyard work is done by hand

finer-boned sibling: cooler nights gave it brighter acidity

founded this estate in 1982 after a single glass of Chateau Montelena Chardonnay convinced him California could rival France

Bitouzet-Prieur is one of the great under-the-radar names of the Côte de Beaune

Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg, Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots, 2015 POL24OFFER all vineyard work is doneThe Mugneret sisters run one of Burgundy's most quietly revered small domaines, and their followers chase every bottle for the same reason: precision, purity and a total absence of showiness. Les Chaignots sits at the northern edge of Nuits Saint Georges, right up against the Vosne Romanee border, which lends it the more perfumed and elegant side of Nuits rather than the appellation's usual brawn. The 2015 comes from a great warm, ripe vintage round