yielding wines of clarity and structure
made by one of only two owners in the climat
a Saint-Julien estate run for generations by the Irish-rooted Barton family
The Cuvee Syrah is 100% Sonoma County
and one of Provence's quiet masterpieces
Les Bottes Rouges, Cotes du Jura Savagnin "Face B", 2023 TodayRare yielding wines of clarity andLes Bottes Rouges is the Jura project of Jean Baptiste Menigoz, a one time schoolteacher turned organic biodynamic vigneron who apprenticed with Jura legend Stephane Tissot. "Face B" is his Cotes du Jura Savagnin, made in the fresh, topped up (ouille) style rather than the oxidative one, which means it shows the grape's bright, mineral, almost saline side rather than the nutty sherry like character. It's a great gateway into Savagnin for the curious,