Domaine Camille et Laurent Schaller Bourgogne Rouge

Pairs with: Grilled salmon fillets, roasted duck breast with a plum glaze, classic French charcuterie, mushroom risotto, or a goat cheese and beetroot salad

Good for: An incredibly charming, high-value introduction to red Burgundy, casual weeknight dinners that deserve an upgrade, or sipping slightly chilled on a warm patio

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

I am from: Burgundy, France (Sourced from estate-owned plots in the village of Préhy, located in the cool, northern Chablis region)

The Story: Domaine Camille & Laurent Schaller is a brilliant, family-run estate based in the village of Préhy. While the Schaller name is widely celebrated for producing razor-sharp, mineral-driven white Chablis from Kimmeridgian limestone soils, this Bourgogne Rouge is a rare, delightful secret weapon. Laurent and his son Camille manage their vineyards with sustainable, low-intervention practices, rejecting chemical herbicides to keep their soils pure. Because their Pinot Noir vines are planted in the cool climate of northern Burgundy, the fruit retains an ethereal, energetic freshness. The Schallers ferment and age this wine for about 8 months entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, completely bypassing oak to let the raw, cool-climate fruit and stony terroir take center stage.

Why You'll Love Me: It is an absolute firecracker of high-energy fruit and crunchy, mineral freshness. It pours a clear, translucent ruby color in the glass. The nose is incredibly vibrant, fragrant, and pure, bursting with aromas of freshly picked sour cherries, red currants, and wild strawberries, delicately accented by notes of red rose petals and wet stones. On the palate, it is light-bodied, lively, and wonderfully fluid, defined by a mouthwatering thread of crisp acidity and practically weightless, silky tannins. It slips down easily, leaving a clean, refreshing finish anchored by bright red berries and a fine mineral crunch.