Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN whose wines routinely sit alongside

whose wines routinely sit alongside Soldera

Ceritas makes some of the most pure and precise Chardonnay in California—crystalline

Natural sediment and effervescence are present (be careful when opening

vines over 60 years old

and the winemaking mirrors her premier crus: 350L barrels

Jerome Bretaudeau Domaine de Bellevue Ornate 2022 NO GTIN whose wines routinely sit alongsideYes, this is Merlot from Muscadet country. Jerome Bretaudeau's Ornate is a wonderful provocation 100% Merlot grown on sloped granite with white and pink quartz around Getigne, a stone's throw from the Atlantic. Farmed biodynamically and aged in foudre, then bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur. Don't expect a Bordeaux clone: this is a cool climate, ocean influenced Merlot, lithe and savory rather than plush, with the energy and salinity