Spontaneous fermentation on fine lees builds this wine's elegant palate—ripe fruit and white flowers balanced against the limestone and mineral push that defines Sancerre at its most serious
vanilla and the cooked agave
Trapet's biodynamic farming and minimal intervention approach make this an immediate pleasure to drink
5% Cabernet Franc — that higher Merlot share is what makes Carruades approachable earlier than the grand vin while still carrying the Lafite house style of graphite
5-hectare parcel named for the partridges that once filled it
Markus Prackwieser Gump Hof Alto Adige Sauvignon Blanc Praesulis 2024 CS20230804 Spontaneous fermentation on fine leesGump Hof's vineyards climb the steep slopes of Alto Adige's Isarco Valley from around 1,150 to 1,800 feet the kind of altitude that makes Sauvignon Blanc sing. Warm Ora winds blow up from Lake Garda by day, while cold Dolomite air drops down at night, locking in aromatic intensity and crackling acidity. The Praesulis Sauvignon, from the estate's top sites, lands somewhere between Sancerre and the Loire's racier outliers: green herbs and citrus over a