Domaine Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre La Ronce Rouge 2020 wine-spectator Sussman finds barriques and bottle-aging

Sussman finds barriques and bottle-aging essential to soften the assertive nature of Zinfandel’s tannins

spicy aromas are reminiscent of ripe apples

opulent and succulent

red and black fruit

Domaine Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre La Ronce Rouge 2020 wine-spectator Sussman finds barriques and bottle-agingBiodynamic. Single vineyard Pinot Noir. Replanted some twenty years ago to 12,000 vines per hectare, La Ronce was established with low yielding, massale selection vines specifically chosen to suit the sites warm microclimate. Each vine naturally yields only 2 4 bunches about half to a third of what you would expect of a well managed Grand Cru site in the Cte dOr! Unlike Les Mazelots in Irancy, La Ronce is on white clay soils rich in fossils. This soil