2022 Zafeirakis, Young Vineyards Limniona, Tyrnavos Producer_Domaine PoliZafeirakis has been central to the revival of Limniona, a native Thessalian variety that nearly disappeared before being replanted in Tyrnavos. The fruit here comes from younger parcels (up to ~20 years) around Paleomylos, rooted in sandy clay soils with flint, which keep the wine light on its feet. Fermented with native yeasts and handled in neutral vessels, with a focus on keeping extraction gentle. No heavy oak shaping. Limniona sits somewhere
and Henri Magnien’s displays this pedigree—greater complexity
who sources fruit from more than 100 small
and the kind of earthy
yielding grapes of inherent concentration
The 2014 vintage in Rioja required diligent vineyard management to navigate a heterogeneous growing season
resulting in a wine with moderate acidity and a refined
Overproof agricole is pretty essential in blending into cocktails
The 2009 vintage benefited from a warm growing season
The signature fruit profile is that of a suave black cherry
not Champagne
Benoît Courault established his estate in 2006 in Faye d’Anjou
quickly gaining recognition for his commitment to biodynamic farming across his small