Domaine de la Vougeraie, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru, 2006 SO030423_Loire the traditional method that lets

the traditional method that lets the wine evolve slowly and arrive in glass with all its tension intact

In 1983 Elio Altare took a chainsaw to his father's old Slavonian botti — the founding gesture of the Barolo Boys movement

even if you’re in your sweats

This accessible regional cuvée sits within the domaine’s core range

Under the late Eric Albada Jelgersma's careful stewardship

Domaine de la Vougeraie, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru, 2006 SO030423_Loire the traditional method that letsThis is the top of the Cte de Nuits, full stop Bonnes Mares is one of Burgundy's great grand crus, and Domaine de la Vougeraie farms a coveted parcel of it biodynamically (organic from its 1999 founding, with biodynamics begun in 2001, on the leading edge of the movement). The vines run from over a century old to younger plantings, on an east facing slice partly sheltered by an old quarry's rock, which gives the wine its trademark mix of muscle and