avoiding the overripe tendencies of warmer valley floor sites
Its minerality also makes it an excellent match for fresh goat cheese
this is structure—decades of aging potential built in
giving it the perfume and density Malescot is known for
and a long tail of red and white rarities
Clos Venturi, Brama - Biancu Gentile, 2025 SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus avoiding the overripe tendencies ofBiancu Gentile nearly disappeared, and Clos Venturi is one of the reasons it didn't. This rare Corsican white grape gets a solo turn here, grown high in the island's mountainous interior around Ponte Leccia, about as far from the sea as Corsica gets. Manu Venturi farms biodynamically (Demeter certified, with sheep, horses, and bees doing real work in the vineyards), and the wine is fermented with native yeasts in concrete egg, with a stretch of skin