A et P Villaine, Bourgogne, Cote Chalonnaise, Les Digoine Rouge 2011 Barbaresco Red cherries

Red cherries

blueberry and blackberry and the telltale cassis

and 14% Viognier) emerged primarily from John Alban’s vineyard in Arroyo Grande as well as the Stolpman Vineyard

This cuvée usually contains at least 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Franc

it’s already approachable (which is unusual by this cuvée’s standards) and can be drunk anytime over the coming two decades

A et P Villaine, Bourgogne, Cote Chalonnaise, Les Digoine Rouge 2011 Barbaresco Red cherriesReceived in Original Cartons Directly across the road from Domaine Chanzy sits the domaine of Aubert et Pamela de Villaine. Its a very discreet operation and thats reflected also in its reception facilities its really just a working office of box files, a few cobwebs and the occasional empty beer bottle there are no pretensions here. Aubert and Pamela bought an 8 hectare domaine in 1971 to call their own and I assume it was a place of sanctuary away