François et Julien Pinon - Les Trois Argiles Vouvray Demi-Sec 2019Franois, a former child psychologist, took over the Valle de Cousse, Vouvray estate from his father in 1987, and is now joined by his son, Julien. The 37 acres of vineyards are dedicated to organic viticulture and minimal intervention vinification. This comes from flinty clays over limestone bed rock, and was native fermented. Waxen and relaxed, with waves of honeysuckle, white honey, white truffle, quince along a creamy, just off dry palate, lit with
The Marchionni family purchased Collestefano and have been making wine from organic grapes since 1995
with a part seeing some skin time before bleeding off into the mix
which with its rocky soils and east-facing slopes at the southern-most end of the Golden Mile Bench produces balanced
The winery is owned by brothers Aristides and Stathis Spanos
and red wines: from mono varietals and blend wines that are “easy to drink” to more complex and grand wines
Sumi Gebauer and Patrick Möllendorf have brought renewed energy and focus to the viticulture and winemaking at Villa Wolf
Together with the Estate’s clay and sandy loam soils
Medium bodied with flavourful apple notes made from a blend of English and French bittersweet and bittersharp cider apples
each adding to the complexity of the resulting wines which range from dry to luscious and sweet
Minervois la Livinière
the best terroir in the world for the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety
they tend diligently to every stage of the winemaking process
