2022 Julien Cecillon 'La Savane' Gamay IGP Collines Rhodaniennes, France Leo Alzinger 1998 Brendan Tracey 'Romorantin'

1998 Brendan Tracey 'Romorantin'

and exotic perfume of Petit Manseng

2018 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

but also a tiny bit in the western Loire Valley

The 2020 is superb

2022 Julien Cecillon 'La Savane' Gamay IGP Collines Rhodaniennes, France Leo Alzinger 1998 Brendan Tracey 'Romorantin'La Savane comes from a 2 hectare parcel planted in 1978 in Ardoix, a rugged landscape deep in the hills of the Ardche. The soils in this parcel are decomposed granite and sand; altitude is at 400m. Fermentation is 70% destemmed, 30% whole cluster in stainless steel; levage is then split between steel and larger 5 7 year old barrels. La Savane is a darker, deeper, Rhne styled Gamay.