Domaine Ciringa Desertno Vino Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (375ml) CS20230516 Vibrant and lively citrus with

Vibrant and lively citrus with subtle hints of vanilla ice cream and caramel

and energetic—a window into a region best known for whites but equally capable of producing compelling reds with finesse

with real sherry character underneath the bitterness

The 2017 is a roughly even split of Cabernet Franc and Merlot

and a great gateway to the ethereal new Gigondas

Domaine Ciringa Desertno Vino Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (375ml) CS20230516 Vibrant and lively citrus withBotrytized Sauvignon Blanc from a 60 million year old limestone reef straddling the Slovenian Austrian border is not a sentence you get to write often. Domaine Ciringa is the Slovenian arm of the Tement family, whose famous Zieregg vineyard runs right across the frontier; Ciringa is simply the Slovenian name for the same hill. In vintages when noble rot cooperates, they make this: roughly 20% botrytized fruit, fermented in cask, landing near 75 grams