ALAIN MICHELOT BOURGOGNE, FRANCE

The 4th generation at the winery, Alain, though still in charge, has handed the winemaking reigns to his daughter Elodie, and the wines have gained in finesse and purity as a result. This is the northern half of Burgundy’s famed Cote D’Or. It is home to perhaps the noblest expression of Pinot Noir; the minute yet palpable differences from single parcels of land were intuited by Cistercian monks who farmed the ‘golden slope’ for approximately two thousand years. From Corgoloin in the south to Marsannay in the north, the finesse & complexity of the wines is at times both hauntingly beautiful & mind-boggling.