Domaine Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 2020 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine finishing with savory spice notes

finishing with savory spice notes

Seven years in bottle have knit the dark fruit and spice into something savory and settled

and Domaine Chanson's version shows why

cracked pepper and forest floor on the nose

leaning on citrus and orchard fruit with a cool mineral streak

Domaine Ramonet Chassagne Montrachet Rouge 2020 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine finishing with savory spice notesChassagne Montrachet grew more red than white for most of its history. The white boom is a modern story, and the reds were pushed aside by economics rather than by quality. Ramonet has never stopped making them, and this village rouge is the most direct way to find out what the fuss was about. 2020 was warm, dry and picked early, giving small berries and concentrated wines, but the good ones kept their freshness and this one stays light footed instead