The extended maceration is how Parra coaxes structure and tension from a grape that most winemakers treat as light and easy
Porro remains one of the region’s great under-the-radar estates
The 2021 release from Guido Porro is the best we can remember
with some areas that have a subsoil of Kimmeridgian limestone
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2023 Claude Riffault, Sancerre, Les Boucauds Price_30_Under The extended maceration is howClaude Riffault has gone from rising star to one of the established leaders of his appellation. The wines are beautifully textured and ride a fine line between richness and verve. Like the best wines from the village of Bu, this shows you can make truly special wine from Oxfordian limestone, which is normally associated with easy drinking Sancerre. But while complex and cellar worthy, it also gives instantaneous pleasure. Flint, smoke, citrus, gray