2023 Domaine Fanny Sabre "Cuvée Anatole" Vin de France Rouge, Burgundy, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

Domaine Fanny Sabre’s 2023 “Cuvée Anatole” Vin de France Rouge is a light, chillable red named for Fanny’s youngest child, drawn from sandy-clay, iron-tinged soils around Pommard/Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche and bottled at about 12–12.5% alcohol. The aim is transparency and drinkability rather than extraction, and the wine is positioned explicitly as a chillable, bistro-friendly red. In the cellar, Fanny Sabre favors native-yeast fermentations with minimal additives, and many of her reds see semi-carbonic maceration, whole clusters, and little to no fining or filtration; sulfur is used sparingly. These methods preserve the crunchy fruit and floral spice that define “Anatole.”

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

The domaine itself is small and hands-on. Sabre took over the family estate in the mid-2000s (after studying law) and learned alongside natural-wine pioneer Philippe Pacalet. Farming is organic, with manual work in the vines and no herbicides; the estate is certified organic by Ecocert (since 2018).