Domaine Forey Père & Fils Les Perrières Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 2023

Domaine Forey Père et Fils was founded in 1840 in Vosne-Romanée by Francis Forey, and today it's run by father and son Régis and Quentin Forey, carrying forward nearly two centuries of tradition. From their home in Vosne-Romanée, the family humbly commands some of the most prized vineyard sites in all of Burgundy, with holdings that rub shoulders with icons like Richebourg and La Tâche. 

Astoundingly, from 1976 until the mid-2000s, Régis Forey was personally responsible for vinifying La Romanée – yes, that La Romanée – one of the most storied grand crus on earth, owned by the Liger-Belair family. Seeing the end of that arrangement coming, Régis spent years securing top parcels in Échézeaux, Vougeot, and Morey-Saint-Denis to ensure the estate could keep crafting exceptional wines for generations. One sip of any of these, and it's easy to agree – he most certainly has. Today we've got Les Perrières Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru 2023, though in painfully small quantities, and at knockout prices.

Les Perrières is Forey's top Premier Cru, a steep, southeast-facing slope where limestone carves out the wine's minerality. Régis works a 0.42-hectare parcel of 75-to-80-year-old vines here, vinifying with 50% whole clusters and aging in 50% new oak. It's an immediate leap forward in complexity – juicier fruit, firmer yet fully enrobed tannins, and an intense earth-and-mineral interplay, with a coiled energy and structure that beg for a little patience. We have just a couple dozen bottles.

For the lowest price in the whole country, this IS the Burgundy to load up on – don't hesitate!