Céline Jacquet 'Manon' Roussanne 2021 org

Céline Jacquet 'Manon' Roussanne 2021 orgRoussanne is an underloved variety; planted in the southerly region of the Rhne, it can be burly and unwieldy. Sometimes called Bergeron farther north in the Savoie, where this wine is made, it has quite a different character: robust, sunny, sometimes even opulent, but with a different mineral spine than on the granite in the south. Cline Jacquets version is lovely, with some weight notable still, but a clear freshness and presence of lighter fruit,

After some searching

A white coming from the prized region of the Dão

Hiyu's 2019 'Fèis' comes from a field blend vineyard called Scorched Earth

this properly-aged bourbon leans into the earthier side of things: woods

Thibault Ducroux Beaujolais 'En Roue Libre' 2021

Miha and Tom

as well as two innovative bottles of natural wine - Domaine de la Tourlaudière's 'L'Apogée' and Claus Preisinger's 'Puszta Libre' Rouge

fermented with a longer maceration

Use it in your sour cocktails

with half of the wine aged on lees and going through full malolactic fermentation

These are Matthias' 35-40 year old vines of Grüner

higher corn (77%