Chateau Rocher Corbin Montagne-Saint-Emilion 2018 NO20230802 Brewed with 100% Czech-grown Saaz

Brewed with 100% Czech-grown Saaz hops and floor-malted Bohemian pilsner malt sourced from just outside Prague

and the mineral-driven structure that defines top-tier Morgon

Jesse Katz went the other way

with delicate refinement and a slightly taut

spices and quinine

Chateau Rocher Corbin Montagne-Saint-Emilion 2018 NO20230802 Brewed with 100% Czech-grown SaazRocher Corbin has been in the Durand family for four generations, and Philippe Durand farms its single ten hectare block organically on the highest hill in Montagne Saint Emilion. Up here the vines are old, with more than a chunk over eighty years and a rare patch of pre phylloxera Merlot said to be around 150. He works with a light touch: hand harvesting, wild yeast fermentation, minimal sulfur. The 2018 is mostly Merlot with Cabernet Franc, and it