Domaine du Penlois, “Les Bonnerues” Pinot Noir

Although disguised as a Vin de France, this wildly delicious bottle from Domaine du Penlois is bursting with authenticity and site-specificity—in other words, it’s red Burgundy royalty through and through! By now, many of you know Penlois for their delicious Gamay bottlings, but today’s special offer is a 100% barrel-aged Pinot Noir that hails from a small, incognito vineyard in Lancié, a village wedged between the famed Crus of Morgon and Fleurie. Because of its obscurity and ridiculously small production, it has never seen the light of day in America to our knowledge. And still, even if you could find this bottle elsewhere, it’d be hard to top our provenance and quality: this batch is coming directly from Penlois' cold cellar!One thing I always do when traveling is ask top local producers which wines they drink outside of their own. There is no better way to unearth exciting new finds, and it’s how I discovered Sébastien Besson of Domaine du Penlois two years ago. Since that day, I’v