Patrick Essa, Michel Buisson’s son in law, now looks after the winemaking at his wife, Catherine’s, small family domaine and he is doing a fine job, winning great reviews from Burghound Allen Meadows for his 2005s and 2006s. The domaine consists of several well-placed village plots as well as several 1ers Crus. In style the wines tend to be quite traditional, in the sense that they are rich and full yet require time to come round.  New oak is administered cautiously, Patrick preferring the wines to express their innate character in their own time. Prices here are exceptionally reasonable, especially for such well regarded wines.

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