2022 Lamy-Caillat, Saint-Aubin, En l'Ebaupin

This secluded village-level vineyard is deep in the combe on the way to La Rochepot. The domaine farms almost 0.40 hectares that Sébastien Caillat planted in 2015 with massal selection vines in the steep limestone slopes above 360 metres. In 2022, the grapes delivered a wine with pomelo and passionfruit aromas and a hint of the hawthorn for which the site is named. The reduction is less pronounced this year, but the winemaking helps keep the results racy and fine. This wine should age particularly well for a village-level wine.

The 2022 Saint-Aubin En L’Ebaupin has an enticing bouquet with lemon thyme and shaved almond scents, becoming more citrus as it opens in the glass. The palate is well-balanced with good depth and a silver bead of acidity, lightly spiced with a precise and persistent finish. It doesn't possess enormous length, yet it displays wonderful tension and evolves in the glass.

On a 38% slope, opposite Le Rochepot facing due south . Tank sample. Mid lemon. Citrus, apple, pear, chalk. Some riper orchard fruit – yellow apple and ripe pear. Also, just a touch of vanilla in there. It remains very clean and linear. Fresh, zesty acidity. Mineral, chalky finish. (MH)