Domaine Meix Foulot Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru 'Clos du Chateau de Montaigu - Monopole' 2020 Provence the juice spends at least

the juice spends at least two weeks macerating on its lees

has been engaged in a decades-long passion project of breeding the fabled but near-extinct Huchen-the royal fish of the Habsburgs-and repopulating the river with them

“Les Sables” is the estate’s primary cuvée of Cabernet Franc

but the fruit here is crunchier

and easy to drink

Domaine Meix Foulot Mercurey Rouge 1er Cru 'Clos du Chateau de Montaigu - Monopole' 2020 Provence the juice spends at leastAlways the most regal and elegant of the quartet of reds from the domaine, this comes from a monopole of the domaine. The clos is 1. 9 hectares. Many different soil types are within this site and the age of the vines varies, with parts of the vineyard planted in 1989, 1986, 1980, 1964, and 1955. Curiously, the vineyard faces north northeast but this exposure works to produce a wine of great finesse with superb aging potential. Habitually, this wine is