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Allen Meadows: 87

Originating from Savoie and arriving in Burgundy to work with the imperious Domaine de la Romanée Conti and Domaine Lamarche, the Cathiard family possess one of the most impressive collective CVs in the world. It has, expectedly, forged its glorious reputation later when they started a winery themselves. Currently at the helm is Sebastian Cathiard, the third generation of the family, who cultivates a mere 5.5 hectares of land spread over so many sites with none bigger than one hectare. For context, the largest cuvée Cathiard produces is the Bourgogne Rouge, which sees just over 2,000 bottles of production each year. Because of the scarcity, the unmatched demand and the heavy allocation for top restaurants, his wines are, naturally, some of the hardest to acquire.

Allen Meadows: Ultra-fresh and bright aromas include those of citrus, green apple and discreet spice elements. The racy and beautifully delineated middleweight flavors exhibit ample minerality on the bone-dry, delicious and crunchy finale where a touch of youthful austerity slowly emerges.