Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 champagne-template and see what patience does

and see what patience does to the other

and most people meet it in its oxidative form: aged for years under a veil of yeast until it tastes like sherry's country cousin

or a creamy Brillat-Savarin cheese

lending subtle spice and depth to the silky frame

organic since 1995 and biodynamic for nearly two decades — is how good even their entry-level Bourgognes are

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 champagne-template and see what patience doesThree grapes, one tank, layered in like a mille feuille. Melo is Raphael Saint Cyr's co ferment of Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from forty year old vines, stacked in alternating layers in concrete and left to macerate cold and carbonic for a couple of weeks. The white grapes fermenting alongside the red lift the whole thing, and the result is a light, translucent red built entirely for drinking rather than contemplating. It's farmed organically,