Issue No. 34: February 2017
The Wine Recommendations
Domaine Guidicelli
2014 Patrimonio Blanc
Where | Patrimonio, Corsica, France |
Grape | Vermentino |
Ag | Biodynamic |
SO2 | Very Low |
Price | $44 |
From the clay and limestone of Corsica’s Patrimonio AOP comes a pretty spectacular vermentino. The domaine has been biodynamic for a decade, and this wine has everything I want from an island white, the sea salt and the blossom of the wind kicking it up, the freshness and the depth.
Thomas Batardière
2014 L’Espirit Libre
Where | Anjou, Loire Valley, France |
Grape | Chenin Blanc |
Ag | Biodynamic |
SO2 | At bottling |
Price | $26 |
From three parcels of schist and vines between 16–90 years old comes a broad, horizontal, delicious wine. After a touch of pot on the nose comes the orange and tangerine acid on the upper palate. Impressive bottle. His first certified biodynamic is in 2015.