Clair Obscur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge Puits de Chauv 2022 extra-brut-selection and Catawba became a punchline

and Catawba became a punchline

After one year in French oak

and dangerously easy to finish

which took shape around 2014

The style is California-generous but not flabby: subtle toasty oak frames orchard fruit

Clair Obscur Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune Rouge Puits de Chauv 2022 extra-brut-selection and Catawba became a punchlinePuits de Chaux is a Hautes Cotes de Beaune parcel, the cooler, higher hills above the Cote de Beaune that give Pinot Noir freshness and lift. Clair Obscur is the small biodynamic estate of Pierre and Jennifer Clair; Pierre worked at two of Burgundy's iconic biodynamic addresses, Domaine de Montille and d'Angerville, before farming his own 3. 5 hectares. The wines are made naturally, with minimal additions. This is bright, transparent red Burgundy that