Jean-Charles Fagot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru 2023 Emilia What makes this estate unusual

What makes this estate unusual is its altitude: the vines sit between 860 and 960 meters

This bottling exists because of Steve Rhodes

and wines that carry his own name rather than his mother's

and the reason is where it sits

A stellar vintage for whites across Chassagne

Jean-Charles Fagot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru 2023 Emilia What makes this estate unusualThe Land Saint Aubin exists because of a fold in the hills. The village sits in a side valley running west off the main Cte, tucked out of sight behind Chassagne Montrachet and Puligny Montrachet, and for most of its history that invisibility was the whole problem: the RN74 runs past its neighbors and not past Saint Aubin. The geology does not care. The vineyards climb to higher elevation than the villages below them, on thin limestone and marl soils,