Domaine Pfister - Mélanie Pfister Paar 2023 (750ml) Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Domaine Pfister - Mélanie Pfister Paar 2023 (750ml) Pacherenc du Vic-BilhThe Domaine's wine style has always been aromatic, well balanced, and dry. The Paar is no exception. Its two varietals Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois are from the same six acre, clay soiled vineyard, where the vines were planted in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Pinot Blanc gives the wine lovely white floral notes and stone fruit flavors, while the Auxerrios gives it bright citrus and body. Acid and minerality balance this beautifully refined wine. We

VINTAGE:  2019

non-fortified wine in existence (a few hundred years is not unheard of)

Drinking well above its price point

The vineyards are located in Goudge

Great with flavorsome first courses (ravioli

all planted with clones of Sangiovese Grosso

it shows the supple elegance of the 2019 vintage

garden fruitTASTE: Elegant sparkling

Ralph Hertelendy brought Phillip Corallo-Titus (winemaker at Chappellet and Titus) into the Chardonnay program (you’ll notice that both Phillip’s and Ralph’s signatures are now on the back label)

Crushed-stone and berry aromas with some blackberry and black-tea character

This Cabernet Franc shows finesse

The 2019 has a ruby/plum color as well as a perfumed nose of redcurrant and mulberry fruits as well as notes of brambly herbs