Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile "Cuvee Speciale", 2011 CS20230806 Drink with patience—or decant with

Drink with patience—or decant with reverence

not the blending of reds and whites

pot-distilled straight whiskeys: bourbon

is a true testament to the estate’s commitment to showcasing Barbaresco’s finest terroirs

and the wine here is raised in barrels passed down from that estate

Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile "Cuvee Speciale", 2011 CS20230806 Drink with patience—or decant withDomaine de Montbourgeau was founded a century ago in the tiny Jura town of L'Etoile, the star, named for the star shaped fossils that pepper its soils, left behind when ancient seas dried up. The estate is celebrated for whites that are complex, saline, and mostly oxidative, all waxy yellow fruit and ringing minerality. The Cuvee Speciale is the top Chardonnay, made for the long haul. This back vintage 2011 has had well over a decade to deepen, and it