Nathalie Richez Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2022 Niederosterreich with a vibrant dynamism that

with a vibrant dynamism that is very much a signature of Alexandre’s touch

especially given its modest 12% alcohol

What it perhaps lacks in textural je ne sais quoi compared to its terra-cotta-aged brethren it makes up for in a stricter

beeswax and a persistent minerality

and indeed this wine is bright

Nathalie Richez Hautes Cotes de Beaune Blanc 2022 Niederosterreich with a vibrant dynamism thatNathalie owns a well situated parcel of Chardonnay in the commune of Saint Aubin, just outside the appellation delimitation: a 0. 37 hectare planting on a west facing slope abutting Saint Aubins Champ Tirant vineyard. Fermented spontaneously and aged 12 months in barrels with three years or more of age, this is a generous, straightforward, well balanced white Burgundy full of ripe citrus notes and streaked with cleansing minerality.