Vigneron Beatriz Herranz sources this serious white from century old
vibrant winemaking that captures both fruit and terroir without overwhelm—fermented with native yeasts and aged in mostly neutral oak to let the vineyard speak
a little earth and savory grip
Ashes & Diamonds is a love letter to Napa as it was in the 1960s and '70s
Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Les Romains 2022 CRV Vigneron Beatriz Herranz sources thisIf La Moussiere is Mellot's limestone showpiece, Les Romains is its flinty counterpoint. This tiny, steep vineyard sits on a vein of silex, pure flint, along a geological fault, and that stone stamps the wine with a smoky, gunflint intensity you can't fake. It's Sauvignon Blanc at its most serious and structured: tense, savory, and built to age, with a mineral spine that runs the length of the palate. Give it air, or better yet give it a few years.