There's a wide-eyed sense of playfulness and yet a deep earnestness to her wines that understandably resonates with adventurous wine drinkers
a wine with soul and zero pretense
his ambitions in the cellar had to take a back seat to improving the vineyards: cutting yields and reclaiming the steep sites that had historically produced the best wines
One of the advantages to native grapes is that they are thick-skinned and drought-resistant
Ripe golden currant notes are mixed with a grassy Alpine freshness
Bernard Diochon Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes 2022 Style:Red There's a wide-eyed sense ofBernard Diochon pre dates the Gang of Four by almost two decades, and he never got quite the attention that Foillard, Lapierre, et al have received, despite his uncompromising, traditional methods. The last few vintages, in the hands of Bernard's successor, Thomas Patentre, have overdelivered. Diochon is a deep cut Charles Lloyd LP you come across at a stoop sale with the spine ripped, something you think is going to be stuffy and dated but is