Rapet pernand-vergelesses blanc "Les combottes" 2022 Scarpetta and the wine is more

and the wine is more elegant

I very much like this understated effort as it is an exercise in harmony and refinement and while there is the usual taut muscularity of a classic Corton-Charlemagne

dry earth and baking spices

Lightly toasty on the nose

Rapet pernand-vergelesses blanc "Les combottes" 2022 Scarpetta and the wine is moreOld vine adjacent white Burgundy from a 1765 estate unoaked styled Chardonnay from one of the Cte de Beaune's hidden gem villages. Domaine Rapet Pre et Fils has farmed Pernand Vergelesses since 1765, and today Vincent Rapet works its 20 hectares with a certified sustainable hand. "Les Combottes" climbs a steep, southwest facing slope above the village difficult ground that yields a fresh, mineral Chardonnay. Whole bunch pressed, fermented with a light