Louis Billard Saint Aubin 1er Les Castets 2023Region: Burgundy, France Appellation: Saint Aubin Type Style: White Wine Grapes: Chardonnay Louis Billard Saint Aubin 1er Les Castets 2023 Tasting NotesThis Premier Cru Saint Aubin shows an immediate sense of lift and finesse. Aromas of white peach, lemon pulp, fresh almond and spring flowers rise from the glass, supported by a quiet but present mineral tension. On the palate it is precise and finely textured: ripe orchard fruit meets cool toned

390m altitude

Best in show chez Taupenot-Merme

“M” is his 100% Pinot Meunier cuvée sourced from three different parcels: one parcel of 50-year-old vines in clay and limestone

this is less a dessert wine and more of a complex

Appellation: Paso Robles

as well as Roshni and Cassin Vineyards in McMinnville AVA

with notes of rose petal and liquorice

and should age similarly well for those willing and able to wait

A quietly expressive wine that feels both coastal and grounded — deeply satisfying in its simplicity

The result is a wine that sits between worlds — red and white

some of these varieties that had been excluded from ‘modern’ or commercial winemaking in Mallorca were accepted by the governing organizations and included on the official register of Spanish grape varieties

blood orange