Antonio Madeira, Dao, Vinhas Velhas Branco 2023 Rhone Rouge The 2017 Côte Rôtie Amethyste

The 2017 Côte Rôtie Amethyste looks to be a brilliant wine in the making and might just surpass the 2016

Hopefully my prose has convinced more than a handful of readers to try these remarkable wines from one of the most fascinating and compelling personalities in the entire wine world

white and rose (20% of the production)

Tiny quantities of Petit Verdot and Merlot are also added

nori and raw reindeer meat

Antonio Madeira, Dao, Vinhas Velhas Branco 2023 Rhone Rouge The 2017 Côte Rôtie AmethysteThe Antnio Madeira Branco wine is made from a mixture of all the white varieties in the Antnio Madeira vineyards. The grapes come from vines aged 50 to 120 years, planted in plots with granite soils, at 450 metres above sea level. The harvest is carried out manually, and when the grapes reach the winery, they go through a slow fermentation, which can last up to ten months, with their native yeasts in 500 litre stainless steel tanks. The resulting wine