Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge La Montagne 2022 campaign-feature yielding small crops of intensely

yielding small crops of intensely structured fruit

and the salt wind does the rest

The white grapes bring ethereal floral character and freshness to temper the Syrah's sunny power—white pepper

deeply concentrated powerhouse that slowly reveals layers of dark bramble fruit

Domaine Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rouge La Montagne 2022 campaign-feature yielding small crops of intenselyLa Montagne sits at the top of Marsannay's slope at 315 meters, where the soil is shallow enough that the vines root more or less straight into the hard Comblanchien and Prmeaux limestone beneath which is exactly where the wine's cool, mineral snap comes from. Sylvain Pataille ferments it with 100% whole clusters and ambient yeasts, ages it 18 months, and adds sulfur only at bottling; the farming is certified organic with biodynamic work. Marsannay