Rapet, Pernand Vergelesses Ile des Vergelesses, 2012 AFKAT_2025 mostly Chardonnay with a splash

mostly Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Nero

and Chardonnay — a blend that splits the difference between Mediterranean roundness and Middle Eastern lift

Jean Vesselle’s Extra Brut comes from estate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines in Bouzy

and an almost ethereal tannin structure

Rapet, Pernand Vergelesses Ile des Vergelesses, 2012 AFKAT_2025 mostly Chardonnay with a splashIle des Vergelesses is widely considered the finest Premier Cru in Pernand Vergelesses, and Domaine Rapet is the estate that calls this village home. Organically farmed with a lineage going back to 1765, Rapet produces a Pinot Noir here of notable finesse and aromatic lift from the climat's well exposed limestone slopes. The 2012 was a small, high quality Burgundy vintage, and at over a decade in bottle this is drinking in a graceful, mature window. A