Domaine de la Loue, Cuvée Raphaelle 2022
Place: Jura, France
Grape: Savagnin
Vibe: Salty
Serious skinsy business. Slowly but surely, I’ve become fully converted to macerations of Savagnin. Those exotic yellow fruits get dialled right up, and the texture goes all lovely and pithy. Marmalade and burnt sugar bitters dance beautifully on the back palate, while a streak of salinity runs straight through. A whisper of VA just lifts everything perfectly. Dangerous on its own, but the gastronomic potential here is next level. ABV: 12%