Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge 2025 spirits-template the 2005 Batailley is sitting

the 2005 Batailley is sitting squarely in its sweet spot

one of the appellation's highest and coolest climats

No pretense here

but the bones of the site come through: sweet herbs

deeply flavored Gevrey premier cru built for the cellar

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cheverny Rouge 2025 spirits-template the 2005 Batailley is sittingDomaine Tessier began as an asparagus farm. Roger Tessier started tucking vines between the rows in 1960; his son Philippe joined in 1981, converted the vineyards to organics by the late nineties, and turned the place into one of the reference points for natural wine in the Loire. Simon Tessier runs it now. The Cheverny rouge is the house's everyday red Pinot Noir leading, Gamay for the crunch, a splash of Cot for grip fermented with wild yeasts and