L'Esprit de Chevalier is a refined Pessac-Léognan blend crafted from young vines and exceptional parcels
predating the French Revolution
Savigny is well outside the home base but it's a smart village to play in — affordable Burgundy fruit shaped by a Morey sensibility
This is Chenin Blanc for the patient cellar — or for those who want to understand what the fuss is about
and the kind of warm
Dard et Ribo, St-Joseph Rouge, 2024 certified organic. L'Esprit de Chevalier is aSt Joseph sits across the river from Crozes, and the difference is written in the soil: this is Syrah grown on sandy granite and decomposed granite, which gives it a firmer, more mineral spine than Dard et Ribo's Crozes bottlings. It's the most structured and ageworthy of their reds, still made in the domaine's natural, unextracted, low sulfur style, so the power comes with lift rather than bulk. Expect savory, peppery Syrah with a granite driven cut