Henri Prudhon, Saint-Aubin Blanc 1er Cru Les Perrieres, 2023

The flagship 1er Cru white of Domaine Prudhon, first bottled for sale in the early 1980s, Les Perrières exemplifies Saint-Aubin's mineral character. From an intensely stony east-southeast-facing vineyard, the name derives from the Old French word for stone. Thirty-five-year-old vines on argilo-calcareous soils with high stone content create the signature tense, vibrant ripening that defines this historic climat. The wine carries the finesse and complexity that made Henri Prudhon's vision for bottling rather than selling to negociants absolutely prescient.