Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti It pairs beautifully with grilled

It pairs beautifully with grilled meats

The result is a Valpolicella that drinks with more weight and spice than the Classico without sliding into Amarone territory

but layered with the subtle depth that only time can bring

and you’ll find it plays more like a Loire Valley red than a typical Rhône heavyweight

25-hectare parcel planted in 1920

Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti It pairs beautifully with grilledJean Philippe Fichet, one of Meursault's master winemakers, made his name by revealing the soul of his village's overlooked lieux dits, and Chevalieres is a star among them. It's a site prized for its minerality and pure fruit, and Fichet handles it the way he handles everything: hand farming, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, very little lees stirring, all in service of a racy, transparent, electric style. The 2024 vintage