2013 Chanzy Vosne Romanee La Croix Blanche

Domaine Chanzy was purchased in 2012 by Olma, a Paris-based private equity firm that plans to turn the domaine’s wines into a luxury brand. The 80-acre estate includes vineyards in Bouzeran, Rully, Mercurey, Puligny-Montrachet and Santenay. The parcels include a Bouzeron monopole, Clos de Fortune. Chief Operating Officer and Director of Vinification is Jean-Baptiste Jessiaume, whose family has been in wine production for more than 150 years. Domaine Chanzy makes a large portfolio of Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines. Domaine Chanzy was in bankruptcy when the Olma group acquired it, and since then the Olma group has publically discussed the possibility of selling shares in the domain.

Vosne-Romanée is the most prestigious appellation in Burgundy. Its 449 acres of vineyards are in and around the village of Vosne-Romanée and they include renowned Grand Cru vineyards which produce some of the world’s most coveted – and costly —wines. The Grands Crus are Richebourg, La Romanée, Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Saint-Vivant and La Tâche. The Grand Crus Échezeaux and Grands- Échezeaux are actually located in the neighboring village of Flagey-Échezeaux, but legally they can be sold under the Vosne-Romanée appellation. There are also seventeen Premier Crus in Vosne-Romanée. Wine writer Clive Coates has called Vosne-Romanée “the greatest Pinot Noir village on earth” and notes that the appellation’s style “is for wines which are rich, austere, sensual, masculine and aristocratic.”

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.