Domaine Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin) La Porte Doree 2023 052626OFFER farmed by a family that

farmed by a family that has been on this Napa ranch since 1955

Lower entry proof means the spirit interacts more directly with the wood from day one

and sandalwood layering beneath the fruit

Restrained red and citrus fruits leave way for plenty of chalky minerality

Tom Lubbe arrived in Roussillon from New Zealand for a three-month internship at the legendary Domaine Gauby

Domaine Philippe Tessier Cour-Cheverny (Romorantin) La Porte Doree 2023 052626OFFER farmed by a family thatRomorantin is grown in exactly one appellation on earth: Cour Cheverny, a sliver of the Loire barely fifty hectares in size. Legend has it Francois I had the vines brought up from Burgundy in the 1500s; five centuries later there is still almost none of it, and Tessier makes some of the best. La Porte Doree is the estate's flagship, from 80 to 90 year old vines on clay over limestone bedrock, fermented with native yeasts and left to rest on its lees