Anne-Sophie Dubois, Fleurie Les Labourons, 2023 ITALYCOUNT intertwined with hints of cracked

intertwined with hints of cracked pepper and a touch of smoked earth

this is a beautifully balanced Pinot that overdelivers for the price

layered wine that’s already compelling but clearly made for the long haul

showing the finesse that comes with aging

This Blanc de Blancs blends 88% Premier Cru Chardonnay from Mareuil with 12% Grand Cru fruit from Oiry and Chouilly

Anne-Sophie Dubois, Fleurie Les Labourons, 2023 ITALYCOUNT intertwined with hints of crackedAnne Sophie Dubois makes some of the most Burgundian Gamay we've come across, and Les Labourons is where she shows her whole hand. It's her flagship parcel, a steep, high elevation site of decomposed pink granite in the windswept hills above Fleurie, farmed organically. Raised in Champagne and trained in Volnay, she rejects the region's usual whole cluster, semi carbonic playbook in favor of fully destemmed fruit and a traditional Burgundian