Domaine Clos de la Chapelle, Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Epenots, 2023 maximilien Leo Alzinger

Leo Alzinger

a Premier Cru village on the Montagne de Reims known for Chardonnay

A gorgeous Chardonnay from Domaine Drouhin Oregon's Roserock site

Among the rockiest vineyards in California—dominated by granite cobblestones on the Arroyo Seco floodplain

Domaine Clos de la Chapelle, Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Epenots, 2023 maximilien Leo AlzingerMany Burgundy lovers consider Les Grands Epenots the finest terroir in all of Pommard, so coveted that Pommard producers petitioned INAO for Grand Cru status, formally submitted in 2013 (with preparation begun in 2011), covering Epenots along with Rugiens. Mark O'Connell's Clos de la Chapelle, founded in 2011 by the American expat in Volnay, works a parcel of these prized vines on rich clay limestone soils sitting just below the Grand Crus road,