2023 Joseph Drouhin Clos Des Mouches Chardonnay Founded in 1750 at the

Founded in 1750 at the foot of Mount Kaikoma in Yamanashi's Hakushu — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — Shichiken uses some of Japan's purest water

Founded by Russ Rainey in 1986

and his assistant winemaker

or aged cheese

This is Twardowski's flagship wine — "Ardoise" is French for slate — a single-vineyard Pinot Noir from organically farmed Ponsot and DRC clones grafted onto old Riesling rootstock in the Dhroner Hofberg Grand Cru

2023 Joseph Drouhin Clos Des Mouches Chardonnay Founded in 1750 at theBlackberry, cherry, lavender, Indian spice, flint, with silky tannins that seem to go on forever. 2023 was one of Burgundy's warmest vintages, yet this wine wears it gracefully ripe and generous with a sapid mineral core that keeps everything focused. Decant it now or give it a few years. Drinking window: 20272040. The name comes from "mouches miel" old Burgundian dialect for honey bees that once lived in this sun drenched clos bordering Pommard. It's