WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Jones “The 2014 Vin de France Muscat, which comes from the village of Maury and checks in at 10% alcohol and 90 grams of sugar. It has fabulous white peach, lychee, and pineapple characteristics to go…
WINERY PROFILE | Weingut Daniel Vollenweider “The 2013 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Spätlese was picked later than the Steffensberg and due to to dry winds end of October caused overripe and strongly concentrated berries with high must weights and acidity. With…
WINERY PROFILE | Weingut Daniel Vollenweider “The 2013 Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Auslese Gold Capsule was picked together (but in another bucket) with the Goldgrube Spätlese, so both wines were concentrated by the dry autumn winds end of October. This Auslese…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Jones “Starting out, and a superb effort, the 2013 Cotes Catalan Blanc (100% Grenache Gris) will spend 6 months in a combination of stainless steel and barrique (all neutral). It offers a thrilling bouquet of green…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Jones “Coming all from schist soils and harvest on August 29 (this was a warm vintage), there’s a single barrel of the 2009 Cotes Catalanes Grenache Gris Barrique to go around. Where the other whites here…
WINERY PROFILE | Chateau d’Angles “A step up, the 2013 La Clape Grand Vin Blanc is 40% Bourboulenc (from 80-year-old bush vines), 20% Roussanne, 20% Marsanne and 20% Grenache Blanc that was fermented and aged in 30% new 225-Liter barrels.…
WINERY PROFILE | Clos Mogador “The 2013 Clos Nelin was bottled in April 2015, so it has had a much longer élevage than before and they even hope to hold onto the bottles for a few months before selling it.…
WINERY PROFILE | Domaine Andre Perret “Coming from a south-facing plot of pure granites soils, the sensational 2013 Condrieu Clos Chanson exhibits classy, yet full-bodied and intense notes of honeyed citrus, ripe peach, crushed rock and exotic flowers. Layered, voluptous…