Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 Wine Seminar made to open young and

made to open young and disappear fast

was an early master of a style of white Burgundy that has since become very popular: less oak (thanks in part to larger barrels)

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Bereche blocks malolactic fermentation

In a warming region they have quietly become an asset

Clos du Mont-Olivet Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 Wine Seminar made to open young andClos du Mont Olivet is one of the great old guard estates of Chateauneuf du Pape, run by the Sabon family across multiple generations. Their Cotes du Rhone Blanc is the accessible expression a southern Rhone white blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Bourboulenc and Roussanne grown on stony soils outside the appellation proper, vinified mostly in tank to keep the focus on freshness and texture. It drinks with the kind of effortless charm that