Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru 2021 TAGS This entry level Scotch from

This entry level Scotch from Talisker is anything but entry level

so this is Northern Rhone Syrah in its most direct form: violets

with something rich

unfiltered snapshot of both the grape and the chalky soils of Verzy

this ensemble bottling has flavors of licorice

Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc 1er Cru 2021 TAGS This entry level Scotch fromClos des Mouches is one of Beaune's great vineyards, and Chanson is one of its largest owners, a fact that gets far less airtime than it should. The mouches in question are not flies but bees, an old local name for the hives that once worked this hillside. Planted to Chardonnay on limestone, the site gives a white Burgundy of real tension: delicate florals, citrus and white fruit stretched over a spine of stone, with none of the heaviness that