La Tangente 'Metisse' 2023 Grape|Malvasia di Candia

La Tangente 'Metisse' 2023 Grape|Malvasia di CandiaA new vintage of Metisse, another refinement of the method. In a slight twist to last year, we still have Syrah, direct pressed to give some fleshy pink juice, but this time we have whole bunches of Viognier in dropped into it for just over a week, to gently macerate and infuse. The grapes come from the Gard, Southern Rhne. The wine is then raised for 8 months in a big, old foudre barrel before bottling with no additions at all. The darker juice from

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and close to natural areas

this is a vivid

100% Riesling from the Grand Cru site of Kastelberg

‘Sui Lieviti' roughly translates as ‘on lees’

the 2022 has more power and attack than those that preceded it

The grapes are hand-harvested

creamy complexity

showing the quality potential of this highly accomplished ancestral method sparkler

delicacy and finesse that even in the context of this producer

To drink now or to lay down for the long haul

the grapes are destemmed and macerated for about a day on the skins