This is a Clairet that doesn’t hide its roots
5% Cabernet Franc
To double down on the love metaphor
the kind that would spank a Cabernet that turns up to prove itself at the dinner table
which is important for his part of the world
Mongeard Mugneret Pernand Vergelesses Les Vergelesses 2022 french This is a Clairet thatBright, poised, and quietly confident, opening with red cherry skin, alpine strawberry, and rose petal, threaded with crushed stone, sweet spice, and a faint savory note of dried herbs and iron. The palate is lithe and transparent, driven by fresh, mouthwatering acidity and fine, chalk dusted tannins, carrying flavors of red currant, pomegranate, and a subtle twist of orange peel. Theres a natural 2022 generosity to the fruit, but its neatly held in