One of the undiscovered jewels in Montalcino
a treatment that tames Sauvignon's brashness and builds a soft
A unicorn from one of the Veneto's most obsessive estates
8-hectare plot in Paliokalias — one of Naoussa's most prized sub-zones — read like the work of someone who has been here for generations
reflects low yields and ancient earth
Le Vieux Donjon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 1998 new store SKU to order VJP One of the undiscovered jewels1998 reset expectations for Chateauneuf du Pape, with an even flowering followed by a warm, dry, sunny summer and harvest, and nearly three decades on the good bottles are exactly where you want them. Le Vieux Donjon is one of the appellation's quiet traditionalists: the Michel family makes a single red cuvee, roughly 75% Grenache with Mourvedre, Syrah and Cinsault filling out the rest, on the conviction that one great wine beats several average ones.