Eric Boigelot Bourgogne Cote d’Or Les Millerands 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick The traditional agave used for

The traditional agave used for this distillation is Agave maximiliana

this Rheingau estate crafts wines that challenge sweetness stereotypes through brilliant acidity and mineral intensity

but here they show the other side of the region

Tension and restraint are the house signature

Lots of tropical notes on the palate

Eric Boigelot Bourgogne Cote d’Or Les Millerands 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick The traditional agave used forEric Boigelot farms a small patchwork of parcels across Volnay and Pommard, working organically and bottling tiny lots that rarely make it far beyond Burgundy. This Bourgogne Cote d'Or comes from Les Millerands, a lieu dit on the slopes just below the village level old vines, low yields, and the same gentle handling Boigelot gives his 1er Crus. The wine is unmistakably Cote de Beaune Pinot: red fruited, savory, lightly spiced, with the kind of cut and