2025 A.A. Badenhorst, Secateurs Chenin Blanc, Swartland Cuvee_La Uvas de la Ira GarnachaThe 2025 A. A. Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin Blanc is a definitive expression of Swartland terroir, crafted from old vine Chenin Blanc, often known locally as Steen, in South Africa. Sourced from bush trained vineyards on the Paardeberg Mountain, these vines thrive in decomposed granite and shale soils, benefiting from the region's warm, dry Mediterranean climate and the Badenhorst family's commitment to dryland farming and biodynamic practices. Adi and
Alex Moreau manages his premier cru holdings in La Maltroie with a deep commitment to the land
these are $50–$60 wines that compete head-to-head with bottles twice their price
The Châtelet lieu-dit sits high above Saint-Désirat on a south-facing slope where wind-blown loess covers deep granitic bedrock
the only way to make a proper Manhattan
These historic head-trained vines
At Paolo Bea
Technical decisions
Domaine Monier-Perreol is a partnership between Jean-Pierre Monier based in the village of Saint-Desirat and his close friend Philippe Perréol
and a framework of fine-grained
It can be dark and brooding if harvested from sandy soils
Elio Sandri operates outside the frantic pace of modern Barolo
thin-soiled terrace of Bajocian limestone protected by high stone walls