Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 NO20230712 2016 was a benchmark Bordeaux

2016 was a benchmark Bordeaux vintage with ripe fruit and firm structure

deep chewy fruit extract

Nebbiolo's great paradox is that it can be pale as a dark rose in the glass and built like a cathedral on the palate

Aligote is Burgundy's other white grape

Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 NO20230712 2016 was a benchmark BordeauxClos du Mont Olivet is one of the great old guard estates of Chateauneuf du Pape, run by the Sabon family across multiple generations. Their Cotes du Rhone Blanc is the accessible expression a southern Rhone white blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Bourboulenc and Roussanne grown on stony soils outside the appellation proper, vinified mostly in tank to keep the focus on freshness and texture. It drinks with the kind of effortless charm that