Domaine Genot-Boulanger Pommard 1er Cru Clos Blanc 2014 121825OFFER Valdiguie is the grape California

Valdiguie is the grape California spent decades calling Napa Gamay - a misidentification finally corrected by a French ampelographer in 1980

honey and baked apple notes predominating

with real tannic grip standing behind the black cherry and plum

tropical hints lurking beneath mineral-driven acidity

Domaine Genot-Boulanger Pommard 1er Cru Clos Blanc 2014 121825OFFER Valdiguie is the grape CaliforniaGnot Boulanger is one of those elusive Burgundy domaines that the cognoscenti hoard quietly. Aude and Guillaume Lavolle have spent the last decade reinvigorating soils with organics and biodynamic touches, working every parcel with a horse drawn plough, and keeping new oak at 15% or less. The 1er Cru Clos Blanc sits on the northern edge of Pommard near the Beaune border, named for its concentration of pale limestone and clay. That terroir delivers a