The Weekly Pour: December 1st

A touch of stewed plum fruit, though quite reserved aromatically. There's some welcome body and fruit here, and the alcohol is relatively mild. Finishes dry and savory. Well balanced and very drinkable.

A bright nose with aromas of fresh lemons, dried leaves and stone. Medium-bodied with bright acidity. Comforting, with a mellow mid-palate, silky and well-balance. It’s lively and precise with a flavorful finish. Drink or... Read More

The single-vineyard 2021 Finca Meixeman, produced with the grapes from one of the oldest family vineyards with soils of granite and slate, showed superb. It's perfumed, subtle and ethereal, light to medium-bodied but with... Read More

In La Cueille, one of seven high-altitude hamlets surrounding the historic medieval town of Ponsin, Patrick and Catherine Bottex are farming the limestone slopes above the Ain River. They have been working five hectares of land... Read More