Miani, Malvasia, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup all Riesling

all Riesling

and speaking in the language of crushed limestone and ripe red fruit rather than brioche and toast

oak-fermented and aged

Bryan Deleu crafts this entry-level Saint-Joseph from his family domaine in the Northern Rhône

integrated tannins that are attractive now but promise further development through 2036

Miani, Malvasia, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup all RieslingEnzo Pontoni farms as though he holds a personal grudge against easy yields. Miani is one of Italy's great white wine addresses and also one of its smallest, worked largely by Pontoni's own hands across steep parcels of ponca, the marl and sandstone bedrock that gives Friuli's Colli Orientali its backbone. Malvasia is a comparatively rare bottling in a lineup better known for Sauvignon and Friulano, and it carries the house signature: density, weight,