Camille Giroud, Marsannay Les Longeroies, 2009 so080525 terre nere single vineyards offer Leipold is a young grower

Leipold is a young grower in Franken with a serious pedigree and a light touch in the cellar

When in doubt

and mineral-driven

Meyer lemon

The Bourbon kings of Naples once prized this grape above French wine and poured it at the Royal Palace of Caserta

Camille Giroud, Marsannay Les Longeroies, 2009 so080525 terre nere single vineyards offer Leipold is a young growerMarsannay is the village everybody drives straight through on the way to more famous names, and Les Longeroies is the lieu dit that keeps making the case for a promotion. It is a stony slope at the top of the Cote de Nuits that gives Pinot Noir real spine and dark cherry depth. Camille Giroud is the Beaune house known for an old school, hands off approach: patient elevage, no makeup, nothing rushed. 2009 was a generous, ripe vintage across Burgundy,