Camille Giroud, Marsannay Les Longeroies, 2009 so080525 terre nere single vineyards offer lots of salinity

lots of salinity

Aged in a combination of large casks and smaller barrels

and its wines remain largely unknown outside the region—most production is consumed by local skiers

and mineral-driven

Leipold is a young grower in Franken with a serious pedigree and a light touch in the cellar

Camille Giroud, Marsannay Les Longeroies, 2009 so080525 terre nere single vineyards offer lots of salinityMarsannay is the village everybody drives straight through on the way to more famous names, and Les Longeroies is the lieu dit that keeps making the case for a promotion. It is a stony slope at the top of the Cote de Nuits that gives Pinot Noir real spine and dark cherry depth. Camille Giroud is the Beaune house known for an old school, hands off approach: patient elevage, no makeup, nothing rushed. 2009 was a generous, ripe vintage across Burgundy,