with refreshing minerality and considerable finesse
as well known for its unusual red blends as its more traditionally styled whites
Terra d'Alter 2022 Portugal1x Chardonnay Pays d'Oc 'Loudenotte' 2022 France
The imposing 18th Century Chateau de Vaudieu is now owned by Laurent Brechet
the relatively warm climate of this part of Germany lending plenty of ripeness to the peach/stone fruit notes with some green apple freshness and a touch of underlying minerality
'The Idiot' Shiraz, Philip Shaw 2022 Sub-region_Ribeira Sacra with refreshing minerality and considerablePhilip Shaw is one of Australia's most talented winemakers, making wines in cooler climate style at his estate in Orange in New South Wales. Grapes for his Shiraz are grown at 900m altitude at his 47 hectare Koomooloo vineyard, resulting in a fresh, refined expression of this grape variety. This is gently scented with soft, dark berry fruit and an earthy, peppery finish, much closer to a Northern Rhone Syrah than a more typically Australian Shiraz