From the producer: Fruit from stalk-stripped Pinot Noir and picked by hand
which Cheval Blanc acquired in 2006 and replanted to whites
" and it's a red field blend of Areni alongside grapes most of us have never heard of
Michel Gahier (family in Montigny-lès-Arsures since 1525
it has now mellowed into a firm but silken framework supporting cassis
Vigne Surrau Vermentino di Gallura Sciala 2024 SCCOS From the producer: Fruit fromIf Branu is Vermentino's easy answer, Sciala is the argument for taking the grape seriously. It comes from a selection of the best fruit around the winery in Arzachena, grown on granite soils, and it qualifies as Superiore under Gallura's DOCG rules. Still no oak, just steel, but there's more weight here, more depth, and a mineral, almost iodine like character that keeps unfolding as the wine sits in the glass. Vigne Surrau built its reputation on