2021 | Jean Aubron Folle Blanche | Loire Domaine Georges Vernay The 2020 vintage highlights the

The 2020 vintage highlights the citrus zest and the chalky minerality one would expect from the Santa Lucia Highlands and particularly the Soberanes Vineyard

The 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a straightforward focused bouquet with brambly red fruit briary and tea leaf aromas though it just lacks the assertiveness and intensity you seek from a Grand Cru

You get a fully loaded bouquet that borrows from ripe fruits

A bit of a stretch for brewer-owner Sumikawa-san

white peach and wet stones

2021 | Jean Aubron Folle Blanche | Loire Domaine Georges Vernay The 2020 vintage highlights theJean Aubron's Folle Blanche is crafted from vines averaging 30 years of age. In the glass, this wine displays a bright lemon yellow color with silvery green highlights. The nose is full of citrus kissed, white orchard fruits with notes of white flowers. The palate is clean, delicate and lively exhibiting flavors of Granny Smith apples and Asian pear. There is a delightful marriage of vibrant acidity and saline minerality that help carry this