now nine years on and showing the depth that Peay's cool corner reliably delivers
A magnum of Roberto Conterno's Cascina Francia from the famously hot 2003 summer
The Clos des Rocs is a 3-hectare walled monopole vineyard in lieu-dit "Les Mûres" with 85-year-old Chardonnay vines planted in an ancient limestone quarry
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structured style that demands time
Muller-Ruprecht, Orange, 2025 OREGCOUNT0711 now nine years on andA hazy, hand made orange wine from the northern Pfalz, in the village of Kallstadt, made by a young family farming vineyards their relatives have tended since the 1700s. The blend of Huxelrebe, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay gets around ten days of skin contact before aging in neutral barrels, then bottling unfined and unfiltered to keep that soft, creamy texture. The result is gently aromatic, low in alcohol and supremely drinkable. This is a young,