Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Beaune Rouge 1er Cru 'Cent Vignes' 2020 Languedoc The Moelleux cuvées are made

The Moelleux cuvées are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar

adjacent to grand cru Corton-Rognet and facing southeast down toward the village of Ladoix itself

there is a period of cold maceration

thankfully

Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Beaune Rouge 1er Cru 'Cent Vignes' 2020 Languedoc The Moelleux cuvées are madeThe sole red offering from this domaine outside of Volnay is the Beaune 1er Cru Cents Vignes which is also perhaps the most charming red wine of the estate. It shows this appellations typical soft tannins and gracious red cherry fruit; supple, silky, and fine with excellent balance and beautifully ripe fruit. The Bitouzets own 1. 26 hectares of vines here which were planted in 1987 and 1988.