2022 Domaine du Gringet, 'Vers Etraz' Ayze Blanc , Savoie, France Spottswoode This is the cuvée of

This is the cuvée of Côte-Rôtie that is most ready to drink early on

the wine is bottled without fining or filtering

Touriga Franca/Touriga Nacional/Tinta Roriz/old field-blended red varieties

The combined effects of the southwestern slope and the fractured sandstone soil on the own-rooted and dry-farmed vines results in tiny clusters of deeply pigmented Pinot gris that are nearly indistinguishable from the neighboring Pinot noir

Like many of his vines

2022 Domaine du Gringet, 'Vers Etraz' Ayze Blanc , Savoie, France Spottswoode This is the cuvée ofGringet grown exclusively on the limestone scree of Vers Etraz. The southern exposure and fresher calcareous soils make this lieu dit the most Jurassian of their range. Vinification follows the same steps seen for La Bergerie, with fruit being direct pressed, fermented and aged entirely in ovoid concrete vessels. It was from this very vineyard that Dominique Belluard produced his great traditional method sparkling Mont Blanc