Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge En Clemengeots 2022 no ups are balanced with savory exposed

are balanced with savory exposed chaparral and terroir in Rosemary

This and a bucket of fried chicken couldn't be more perfectly paired

and a touch of spice over silky tannins and fresh acidity

built from 50-60 year old vines plus additional parcels of 80-year-old bush vines

it's fermented in neutral oak and large foudre with a deliberately gentle hand — no flash

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge En Clemengeots 2022 no ups are balanced with savory exposedEn Clemengeots is a tiny single parcel in the commune of Couchey, an enclave within the prized Champ Salomon lieu dit, planted in 1951 on argilo calcareous soil with limestone outcrops. Sylvain Pataille works the site biodynamically and ferments with 50 percent whole clusters before 18 months in barrel with 15 percent new oak. The wine carries a marine inflection that's distinctive in his lineup, a saline edge to its red fruit, violet, and sweet spice