Jerome Galeyrand, Gevrey-Chambertin En Croisette Vieilles Vignes, 2013 Freisa and Friends planted on the distinctive blue

planted on the distinctive blue volcanic stone (diorite) that gives this corner of the Beaujolais its serious mineral spine

but younger and aimed straight at the dinner table

Pure Brunate from the Battista Rinaldi era (Beppe took over in 1992 after his father's death — the 1985 vintage was made by Battista)

Now is the moment to experience how a great Brunello ages without losing vitality

Jerome Galeyrand, Gevrey-Chambertin En Croisette Vieilles Vignes, 2013 Freisa and Friends planted on the distinctive blueEn Croisette is a Gevrey Chambertin lieu dit on the village's gravelly lower slopes, and in Jerome Galeyrand's hands it becomes a serious, soulful bottle. A self taught grower who trained with Alain Burguet, Galeyrand farms organically and biodynamically and vinifies with native yeasts and almost no sulfur. This old vine cuvee comes from 2013, a cooler and more classically built vintage that rewards patience, and it has now had that patience: more