Domaine de Beudon Valais (Switzerland) Pinot Noir + Gamay "Dole" 2020 021226OFFER the warmer southern end of

the warmer southern end of Alma Fria's farming

all limestone tension and dark florals

designed to anchor cocktails or intrigue on its own over ice

black raspberries—complemented by violet and rose petal florality

The Patience cuvee is his calling card: spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts

Domaine de Beudon Valais (Switzerland) Pinot Noir + Gamay "Dole" 2020 021226OFFER the warmer southern end ofDole is the classic red of the Valais: Pinot Noir and Gamay blended together, with the Pinot in charge. Almost nobody outside Switzerland has tasted one, largely because the Swiss cheerfully drink the entire supply themselves. Beudon's version comes from a biodynamic estate perched on granite halfway up a sheer mountainside above Fully, reachable only by a rustic private cable car or a three hour hike with fixed ropes; vines climb toward 900 meters,