2024 Chateau de Charodon, Vosne-Romanee

Louis Vallet is one of Burgundy's most talented young micro-négociants. His family co-owns Pierre Bourée Fils in Gevrey-Chambertin, and he learned from Bernard Zito and Pascal Marchand. This Pinot Noir comes from the western side of Les Communes, just behind one of Burgundy's most famous names, Leroy. Organic farming, indigenous yeasts, minimal sulfur and neutral French oak keep the wine transparent and the texture vivid. It is built for the long haul yet vibrant today, and it tastes like Vosne. Vintage after vintage, these have been some of the best bottles we taste, and with the 2024s the trajectory only climbs.