Chateau Coutet, Sauternes, 2014 SO102825 Istine GS made from an extraordinary jumble

made from an extraordinary jumble of old grape varieties: Poulsard Blanc

or a simple summer afternoon

the dramatic alpine appellation where Nebbiolo grows on steep stone-pillared terraces near the Aosta Valley

Australian Nero d'Avola essentially starts with this family: the Chalmers vine nursery brought the Sicilian grape into the country in 2000

and more concentrated than standard cru Beaujolais

Chateau Coutet, Sauternes, 2014 SO102825 Istine GS made from an extraordinary jumbleBarsac's largest classified vineyard, and the racier end of the Sauternes spectrum: Coutet's unusually high share of Sauvignon Blanc gives its sweet wines a lemony cut that keeps them from ever feeling heavy. Barsac is the commune inside Sauternes whose growers may use either name, and Coutet, a Premier Cru Classe sitting behind a square thirteenth century tower, farms 38. 5 hectares of sand, red clay and limestone divided into forty eight parcels,