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The 2017 Régnié offers up a lovely bouquet of raspberries and grilled meats, followed by a medium to full-bodied, tangy palate that's structured around some youthfully chewy tannins. Despite the back-end grip, this is an open-knit, charming expression of Régnié.

This Régnié occupies a plateau of former ocean floor, and the vines planted here produce wines of liveliness and nerve. Our old gang of four pal Guy Breton vinifies his grapes au naturel, and this baby is alive and kicking. Beautifully perfumed aromatics of violets, pepper, and spiced red and black fruit. A nervy acidity keeps the fruit fresh and vibrant.