2019 Maison Stephan Cote Rotie Coteaux de Bassenon Rhone, France Nahe Like many great whisky producers

Like many great whisky producers

The soil is made of fallen rocks (éboulis calcaires") of Bajocian limestone over grey marls (Lias) and the vines are between 10 and 45 years old

Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir

2022 Domaine Leflaive Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru Cote de Beaune

The cooler air and loamy soil from the Delta give this wine a rare minerality not seen in most California white grapes

2019 Maison Stephan Cote Rotie Coteaux de Bassenon Rhone, France Nahe Like many great whisky producersCteaux de Bassenon is the most southerly vineyard in Cte Rtie, and is sometimes labeled Cteaux de Semons. The majority of Jean Michel's vines in this parcel were planted in 1896, which would make them the first vines planted after the phylloxera epidemic devastated French vineyards in the late 19th century. 20% of the vineyard is planted to Viognier, and the rest is planted half to Serine (the oldest vines) and half to Syrah. In 2020, Jean Michel and