Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge 2021 Big Bottle and white peach

and white peach

The 2023 draws on roughly 60 percent Adelaide Hills and 40 percent McLaren Vale fruit

65 percent of the blend

roughly 94 acres in a single contiguous block

Gamay and Grenache in the lead with Pinot Noir for elegance and a flicker of Gewürztraminer for texture

Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge 2021 Big Bottle and white peachSylvain Pataille is the reference point of Marsannay: born in the village, trained in oenology at Bordeaux, consultant to a roster of prestigious Burgundy domaines, and, since founding his own estate in 1999 with a single hectare, the appellation's most persuasive advocate. He now farms some 15 hectares organically, Ecocert certified since 2008, with biodynamic methods. The village Marsannay Rouge draws Pinot Noir from vines planted between 1950 and