Snowden "Lost Vineyard" Merlot 2018Varietal: Merlot From the two acre "Lost Vineyard" block, the '18 Merlot is bright and fruit forward, but without an ounce of flab. Winemaker Diana Seysses speaks of the wine's "bounce" and "joyous energy." Fermented with native wild yeasts, blended with 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 14 months in French oak, the wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined 898 cases were produced.

grilled white meat

the estate consists of 65 acres of vines planted to traditional indigenous varieties of Corvina

A nice ruby color with complex aromas of red fruits

Makes sense: it is made from botrytized grapes (all three varietals)

but with the weight and flavors of a moëlleux: in all

to a well-established family enterprise with a local and international reputation for exceptional elegance and quality

Varietals: Sauvignon Blanc

Baron Patrick de Ladoucette produces this wine

he started his own domaine from a scant 4 ha of vines in the best village of Sancerre

where life’s diversity and complexity are celebrated

through the trials and tribulations of over 200 years

succulent body