Chateau Rocher Corbin Montagne-Saint-Emilion 2018 NO20230802 with delicate refinement and a

with delicate refinement and a slightly taut

That is a lot of care for a wine most people treat as a fallback

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Maison Briottet has operated from its historic Dijon premises with a team of just eight people since receiving the French state's Living Heritage designation in 2018

Chateau Rocher Corbin Montagne-Saint-Emilion 2018 NO20230802 with delicate refinement and aRocher Corbin has been in the Durand family for four generations, and Philippe Durand farms its single ten hectare block organically on the highest hill in Montagne Saint Emilion. Up here the vines are old, with more than a chunk over eighty years and a rare patch of pre phylloxera Merlot said to be around 150. He works with a light touch: hand harvesting, wild yeast fermentation, minimal sulfur. The 2018 is mostly Merlot with Cabernet Franc, and it