Prudhon's 30- to 60-year-old vines on south-southeast-facing slopes deliver a wine that prioritizes mineral-driven elegance over plushness
uncompromising vision of Barolo
this is a serious Cote de Beaune Villages Blanc that overdelivers in style and substance
with son Stefano now alongside
and classic in the fridge for every occasion
Jean-Luc Jamet, Cotes-du-Rhone, 2012 PiedmontOfferJan2024 Prudhon's 30- to 60-year-old vinesJean Luc Jamet's Cotes du Rhone, 100% Syrah off the granite hillsides flanking Cote Rotie, from the 2012 vintage. This is the everyday Syrah from one of the Northern Rhone's best kept secrets: fresh, floral and crunchy, picked on the earlier side and fermented with wild yeasts. Jamet draws even this modest appellation from the legendary family vines, and would soon break out to found his own domaine. A decade plus on, the fruit has mellowed into a