La Calmette, Butte Rouge 2020 Australia Place: Haute-Savoie

Place: Haute-Savoie

Amazing what just a dash (15%) of Savagnin can do

Tinta Amarela vinified all on it's lonesome

Massale selection from Labet cuttings in this vineyard

A fact that becomes extremely evident in the glass

La Calmette, Butte Rouge 2020 Australia Place: Haute-SavoiePlace: Cahors, France Grape: Malbec Vibe: Bold Malbec planted on Kimmeridgian (what you'd find in Chablis) bedrock, which is super rare. It gives the wine a real mineral edge, keeping things focused on florals and spice rather than weight. The iron rich red clay is so intense you can literally find rusty stones scattered through the vineyard. Fermented in concrete then aged for two years in a single old 1000L foudre. A more structured expression but