Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Nebbiolo it's a more elegant Valbuena

it's a more elegant Valbuena than I anticipated

Gilbert’s grandfather planted the foundation of the winery in 1935

and longevity

it displays the distinctive mineral character of this vineyard site along with ripe apple

Since then

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Nebbiolo it's a more elegant ValbuenaSylvain Pataille is one of the new breed of winemakers who first achieved the highest level of technical training before beginning to craft his own wines. A highly regarded consulting oenologist, who still advises over 15 Burgundy domaines, Pataille has in very short order built up (mostly en fermage) a domaine of some 15 hectares, all in Marsannay, the northernmost, and most recent (1987) AOC of the Cte de Nuits. Chardonnay Rose is a genetic mutation