2023 Domaine Forey Pere et Fils Vosne-Romanee Menhir Cote de Nuits, France Radicante with red and sandy clay

with red and sandy clay soils over limestone at about 280 meters

Aged in barrel (50% new)

Red Hen’s gravelly alluvial soils give Merlot that is ripe but finely etched

Echoes of red wine here are amply clear

2023 Domaine Forey Pere et Fils Vosne-Romanee Menhir Cote de Nuits, France Radicante with red and sandy clayIn recent vintages Rgis Forey has begun ageing a portion of his Vosne village wine in tronconic wood foudres, shaped similarly to the Menhir standing stones that stretch across Celtic areas of Europe. In todays warming climate, Burgundys average cellar temperatures are higher than in eras past, and vessels such as these counteract the accelerated development these warmer cellars foster.