Swick Aligoté 2023 no-wrapin

Swick Aligoté 2023 no-wrapinJoe Swick is over a decade into his eponymous artisanal winemaking project in Oregon; focusing on sourcing grapes from various quality vineyards all across the Willamette Valley and occasionally in the Columbia Valley in neighboring Washington. His rendition of Aligot comes from the Moeller Vineyard in the Yamhill Carlton AVA, and is a case study in how pretty and pure this variety can be in the PNW instead of its native Burgundy: lemon curd,

and 1/3 Chardonnay from Lolonis Vineyard in the Redwood Valley

clear mineral character — white Pez flavor with a dry finish

and it is then slow-roasted in an underground oven

dry softly with a cloth

and photography by Anshul Shyam

preserving a natural balance of acidity in the fruit

Carignan Gris and Tourbat

' is a frizzante made using Tai Rosso (the local name for Grenache)

and Clair Obscur’s is a lovely rendition: light

these are deeply personal wines hailing from the Ardèche

It’s herbaceous

These boxes are reproductions of the original 19th century Shaker design from Mt