Single-vineyard Melon de Bourgogne from Bien Nacido vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. This is a super unusual grape to find in California and the old vines here make a wine reminiscent of the great Muscadet wines in the Loire Valley.
Great cool-climate South African White blend of Chenin Blanc, Semillon, and Sauvignon Blanc. Has some weight and some salinity and a light almond leesy note.
The Muster family's Chardonnay, Morillon in local dialect, from clay soils at high elevation. This wine is rich and mineral with a long elevage in old oak barrels before release.
Riesling grapes picked in 2011, bottled in 2017, therefore developing tertiary characterics to match the fruit. Glorious honeyed nose. Astonishingly well-priced bottle from the oldest winery in Austria.
Nikolaihof was the world's first Biodynamic estate and the family winery is still one of the top producers of Gruner Veltliner wines in the region. The wine is flinty, peppery, and just off dry. It's a perfect pairing for Sichuan food.
Aged on lees for 18 months after whole-cluster fermentation/pressing, this white has notes of lemon curd and pear, with a crisp acid contour and pleasing minerality.