Celine et Vincent Dureuil (Dureuil-Janthial), Mercurey Rouge, 2023 Field_Blend_DI_2023 and their deep knowledge shows

and their deep knowledge shows in wines built for aging

Sulauze's Charbonnières channels Syrah through a low-intervention lens: hand-harvested grapes undergo cool maceration for 15 days after a partial carbonic maceration in concrete

with lots of agave character

dried fruits replacing youthful fruit

modern twist

Celine et Vincent Dureuil (Dureuil-Janthial), Mercurey Rouge, 2023 Field_Blend_DI_2023 and their deep knowledge showsMercurey sits just next door to Rully, and a Dureuil Janthial Mercurey gives you a glimpse of the slightly bigger, slightly more structured side of the Cte Chalonnaise from one of the appellation's reference producers. Cline and Vincent farm organically across roughly twenty hectares, working by hand and reading the lunar calendar, and the wines feel like it: precise, transparent, and built around the fruit rather than around the cellar. The 2023