the land itself feels like part of that story: misted mountains
a feeling that you can just keep on drinking because it’s so refreshing … yet it doesn’t lack for depth of character
where fog rolls in off the Pacific each evening and sunlight returns the next morning with a kind of quiet generosity
The pairings feel straightforward and intuitive
and it is all old vines
Domaine Lafouge Auxey Duresses Permier Cru Climat du Val Vernaccia the land itself feels likeMore structured and inward, this opens on darker red fruitblack cherry, plum, and dried currantlayered with iron tinged earth, crushed stone, and a firmer mineral core. The palate shows noticeably more grip, with compact tannins and a deeper, more serious mid palate, the acidity integrated rather than leading. Savory notes of oolong tea, damp limestone, and subtle spice emerge slowly, finishing long and composed. Less charming than the village wine,