Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Gamay and alpine strawberries

and alpine strawberries

" Wine Advocate 96

The tannins are present but silky and offer a nice length

This tasting was consistent with those sensations

The Willamette Valley has become a hotbed for exceptional rosé

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay 'Chardonnay Rose', Cote de Nuits, France 2021 Gamay and alpine strawberriesSylvain Pataille is one of the new breed of winemakers who first achieved the highest level of technical training before beginning to craft his own wines. A highly regarded consulting oenologist, who still advises over 15 Burgundy domaines, Pataille has in very short order built up (mostly en fermage) a domaine of some 15 hectares, all in Marsannay, the northernmost, and most recent (1987) AOC of the Cte de Nuits. Chardonnay Rose is a genetic mutation