Domaine Genot-Boulanger Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay 2017 NO20230719 it reveals layers of lemon

it reveals layers of lemon curd

family-made

and a stony Friulian salinity that makes you reach for the next sip

iron-rich schist slope that produces the appellation's sternest

it has now mellowed into a firm but silken framework supporting cassis

Domaine Genot-Boulanger Mercurey 1er Cru En Sazenay 2017 NO20230719 it reveals layers of lemonGnot Boulanger is run by Aude and Guillaume Lavolle, who farm organically with biodynamic influence and work each parcel with a horse drawn plough, with new oak capped at 15%. Mercurey is the heart of the domaine, where Aude's ancestor Charles Henri Gnot first broke a 20 generation pharmacist family chain when he founded the domaine in 1974. The 1er Cru En Sazenay sits on a well positioned east facing slope in the Cte Chalonnaise. The 2017 vintage is