An ideal Aprés-Ski ( or Golf
55% Macabeu and 45% Xarel-lo
where he and his wife Nancy built Lamoresca from the ground up starting in 2004 — 25 hectares of organically farmed land nestled between Etna and the southern coast
A rare feat considering 9/10 bottles of Pinot Noir around this price point are commodity wines made by machines and algorithms pushed by large corporate wineries
Organically farmed on well-drained limestone terraces above the Lot River — the lighter
2024 Lauer Riesling Grand Cru Neuenberg No. 17 Vom Boden An ideal Aprés-Ski ( orLauers Neuenberg is one of the most curious, most complex wines he makes. As always with Lauer, the terroir is to blame. Bone dry in 2024 which is wild this wine is a gut punch, in the best possible way. The best Neuenberg ever? For me, maybe. The wine is sourced from a cherry parcel in the Grand Cru Kupp, one that sees the cool morning sun as well as the warmer afternoon sun and, situated as it is at the bottom of the slope, it can often have a bit