while the finish is crisp and dry
not the blending of reds and whites
pot-distilled straight whiskeys: bourbon
founding winemaker of Cristom Vineyards—one of Oregon's early believers in Syrah
The estate is organically farmed and ECOCERT certified from 2022
Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile "Cuvee Speciale", 2011 CS20230806 while the finish is crispDomaine de Montbourgeau was founded a century ago in the tiny Jura town of L'Etoile, the star, named for the star shaped fossils that pepper its soils, left behind when ancient seas dried up. The estate is celebrated for whites that are complex, saline, and mostly oxidative, all waxy yellow fruit and ringing minerality. The Cuvee Speciale is the top Chardonnay, made for the long haul. This back vintage 2011 has had well over a decade to deepen, and it