Forlorn Hope "Nacre" Semillon Yountville Vineyard Napa 2015

Forlorn Hope "Nacre" Semillon Yountville Vineyard Napa 2015Semillon planted in the 1950s by the Hoxsey family, just north of Yountville in Napa. Vines are worked organically and not irrigated. It's on a mix of alluvial loam, river cobble, and volcanic soils. The grapes are pressed whole cluster into steel tank, and the wine has been aging under cork since 2016 when it was bottled. The name Nacr means mother of pearl, as Matthew Rorick says it shines with oysters. Notes of brown butter and beeswax, with a

Domaine Rijckaert was founded by Jean Rijckaert in 1998 in the Macon subregion of Burgundy

I also got hints of thyme

this drinks more like juice than wine

and tart berries on the nose with hints of fresh herbs and a red floral component

This wine is both funky and incredibly refreshing

Calabretta

Alice L’Estrange is originally from Australia but has been living and working in South and Central America for many years

just totally solid and very food friendly

with more acidity and citrus character

The Mofete Bianco is 70% Carricante and 30% Catarratto

" -Jonathan Kemp

Dried rose petal and hibiscus aromas are met with layers of raspberry