Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024

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Philippe Viret Vin de France Blanc 'Horus' 2024Philippe has been producing skin macerated white wines in amphorae since way back in 2005, and Horusafter the ancient Egyptian sky godis a blend of Grenache Gris, Vermentino, Viognier, Muscat dAlexandrie, and the obscure Aranel, planted in pebbly limestone. He ferments it half in amphorae built by a local artisan and half in steel, keeping the wine on its skins for six months, after which point it is pressed and returned to said vessels for another

This is the standard-bearer for the estate

Aux Saints Jacques

with yields rarely topping a meager 30-hl/ha

The Fenouillet Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is a marvel: complex nose of ripe fruits (peaches and citrus) and flowers

Fresh herbs and red licorice on the palate add complexity

spice and a touch of warm earthiness

that is to say it adds a layer of exotic

and the wine is bottled “on the fruit” after a relatively brief élevage of ten months

Neumeister’s legendary “Alte Reben” (“old vines”) is produced from the two oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in Styria: a 1937 east-facing parcel on Buchberg’s “Stradener Himmelsburg” situated at 360 meters altitude in poor

5-hectare parcel of early-1980s-planted Pinot Noir in the village of Fontaines

a vibrating kineticism prevails

luminous red fruits

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