Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Skin Ferment Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2023 MARQUE eventually leasing vines from Matthieu

eventually leasing vines from Matthieu and bottling his first Cornas in 2006

Sonoma Coast fruit in a strong 2022 vintage gives bright

Sourced from 100% Fiano grapes grown on clayey-calcareous soils and aged partly in small oak barrels

red cherry

reminiscent of tiny dark fruits

Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Skin Ferment Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2023 MARQUE eventually leasing vines from MatthieuThe skin contact riff on Matre de Chai's Ellison Sauvignon Blanc, drawn from the same 1969 planted Sonoma Mountain vines. A bit of time on the skins plus a touch of botrytis in 2023 pushes the wine into deeper, more aromatic territory: rose petal, orange peel, dried flowers, tangerine oil, nutmeg. Whole cluster pressed, native yeast fermented in neutral oak. Not a hard edged orange wine but a textural, perfumed white with extra grip and dimension. For