Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2007 needs description an Alsace Riesling with shoulders

an Alsace Riesling with shoulders

and with room to keep going

Catharina Sadde of Les Horees sources hers from domaine-owned parcels in Pommard and Volnay

Caroline Morey's 2019 Chassagne Rouge is settling into the window where village Burgundy gets interesting

Béton (French for concrete) is exactly what it sounds like: a red blend raised in concrete tanks rather than wood

Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes, 2007 needs description an Alsace Riesling with shoulders2007 was the Southern Rhone's Grenache vintage a dry, sun drenched, mistral swept year that gave Chateauneuf enormous ripeness and nineteen years have finally tamed it. The Vieilles Vignes comes from Clos Saint Jean's oldest plots on the La Crau plateau in the eastern corner of the appellation, where fist sized galets roules soak up the day's heat and radiate it back into low, goblet trained vines. Brothers Pascal and Vincent Maurel took over the