Coming from two blocks in the Savoy Vineyard in the Alexander Valley, the 2017 Chardonnay Savoy spent 16 months in 20% new French. White grapefruit, crushed lemons, white flowers, and beautiful minerality all emerge from the glass. It's another vibrant, c...
Here’s the open, obvious secret: Lauer’s “Senior” is one of the of the greatest values in German wine, and frankly white wine, period. While Lauer considers this a village-level wine (special Lauer label-reading tip: any bottle with a green circle on it is considered a village-level wine), the “Senior” is in fact a single-vineyard wine sourced completely from the Grand Cru Kupp. With an average vine age of around 70 years and a plethora of ungrafted vines, this is a wine that punches well above its price. It is Grand Cru for the price of village, plain and simple.