2019 Idlewild Lost Hills Ranch Cortese, Mendocino, USA Valerie Tissot 2018 Domaine des Cotes Rousses

2018 Domaine des Cotes Rousses

Personality: An unmistakable nestor of the Gut family

The vineyard also has plantings of seven different varietals including Chardonnay

aged 6 months in cement tank

but Chidaine was convinced that it was one of the very best sites in Montlouis

2019 Idlewild Lost Hills Ranch Cortese, Mendocino, USA Valerie Tissot 2018 Domaine des Cotes RoussesThis wine is a balance of texture in a lithe and demure format. The elevage in large Slovenien oak botti retained great freshness while also framing the wine beautifully. Lemon balm, chamomile, sage, orange peel, straw, and white tea are highlights of the aromas. The mouth feel is saline and viscous followed by driving acidity and firm phenolic power. Roughly 20% of the blend was fermented on skins and sees an extended maceration of one and a half