2021 Sylvain Pataille "En Clemengeots" Marsannay Rouge

Sylvain began and still continues work as one of Burgundy's best consulting enologists, but he has shocked our community with the success of his 15-hectare Marsannay domaine. You'll find exceptional wines that rank among the Côte d'Or's finest (and last remaining) values.  Whole-cluster vinification, long macerations, low sulfur and extended aging are the tools employed in producing some of Burgundy's most wistfully aromatic, complex, and joyful wines. Reviews from barrel samples are to be discounted. Sylvain doesn't sulfur until bottling. Having visited myself, I've experienced the bizarre disconnect between the barrel sample experience and the final results. Rest assured that the wines and the winemaker are among the most prominent voices of this next generation. - BRANDON KERNE, MASTER SOMMELIER Neal Martin on the Estate: "Sylvain Pataille has the craziest hair in Burgundy, a wild explosion of locks that I would describe as part Noddy Holder circa Come On Feel the Noize and part Bar