Edouard Delaunay, En Combereau, Marsannay, Burgundy, France 2022

This charming Marsannay boasts a lovely blackberry fruit aroma with hints of rose petals and spice; the colour is relatively light, and the wine has perfume, finesse, and freshness more than depth or power. The grapes are sourced from a parcel of 0.28 hectares at the top of the slope in this well-regarded site in Couchey; they are destemmed and gently fermented with a combination of punching down and pumping over. The wine will be drinkable on release and well-suited to mid-term ageing.