Aged using the traditional Canteiro system in American oak casks in the lodges of Funchal
Where Ratschen is gravelly and firm
and Patrice Rion planted it to roughly 90% Chardonnay with a splash of Pinot Blanc
It delivers the freshness and finesse of white Burgundy at a price that won't make you wince
The Niederberg Helden vineyard—its name referencing medieval wine trading guilds—represents Schloss Lieser's commitment to traditional Mosel vineyard designation
Domaine des l'Iserand (Jean-Francois Malsert), Saint Joseph Lou Taissou, 2024 No Sulfur Added Aged using the traditional CanteiroThe warmer half of Malsert's parcel pair, and the more generous of his two Saint Josephs: Lou Taissou faces due south on the granite soils of Ozon, and it rounds out where Les Sabots de Coppi cuts. Jean Franois, Jef to everyone, ran a natural wine bar in Tournon sur Rhne before taking over his grandfather's terraced vines at Scheras in 2011, vineyards that had never seen a chemical treatment because the old man sold his fruit to ngociants rather than