Domaine Ramonet Bourgogne Passetoutgrains 2021 SO20231109 and third-fill bourbon casks

and third-fill bourbon casks

distilled in 1983 from 100% Ugni Blanc—the only grape the estate used until transitioning to Folle Blanche in 1997

fermentation in stainless steel for 3 weeks

Surprisingly light on the palate

Domaine Ramonet Bourgogne Passetoutgrains 2021 SO20231109 and third-fill bourbon casksPassetoutgrains is Burgundy's old workaday red Pinot Noir and Gamay together in the same vat, historically the wine growers kept for themselves rather than sold. Almost nobody at Ramonet's level bothers with it anymore, which is precisely what makes this bottle fun: one of Chassagne Montrachet's most storied families, the house Pierre Ramonet built from nothing starting in the 1920s, making the least grand wine in the Burgundian rulebook. It isn't