L'Ecole No 41 Semillon 2023

Originally

La Croix Boissée carries Chinon’s limestone gravity with a quieter

and started making wine

the Lacrima grape — named for the teardrop-like shape of its berries — was all but extinct when a handful of estates in Le Marche recovered and revived it

Together they didn’t so much invent something new as resurrect something ancient

Ruelle-Pertois Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay

The 2020 Muxagat Vinhos Douro Blanco is a field blend of indigenous varietals: mostly Rabigato

driven by salinity and grip rather than fruit sweetness

and mouthwatering

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and the windswept hills above Monterey Bay are one of them