Domaine Bersan Cotes d’Auxerre Blanc Louis Bersan 2022 ABC321 essentially no new oak

essentially no new oak

which warms the red and yellow sandstone scree

and over the years has built a stark stylistic consistency across his whites - precise

A vibrant spicy entry leads to an evolving palate of fruit

Domaine Bersan Cotes d’Auxerre Blanc Louis Bersan 2022 ABC321 essentially no new oakHead west of Chablis and the famous Kimmeridgian limestone does not stop. It just stops being famous. This is the Auxerrois, where the Bersan family has grown grapes since the 15th century, farming these hills with the same seriousness as their better known neighbors and a fraction of the attention. The Louis Bersan cuvee, named for the patriarch who left the domaine its vineyards, is pure Chardonnay off that limestone: crisp and mineral driven like