Clos Venturi, Brama - Biancu Gentile, 2025 SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus and a long tail of

and a long tail of red and white rarities

The 2022 is ripe but lifted

Its minerality also makes it an excellent match for fresh goat cheese

giving it the perfume and density Malescot is known for

Son Maxime-François joined in 2006 and continues this uncompromising natural approach at their 350-meter elevation estate in the Drôme

Clos Venturi, Brama - Biancu Gentile, 2025 SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus and a long tail ofBiancu Gentile nearly disappeared, and Clos Venturi is one of the reasons it didn't. This rare Corsican white grape gets a solo turn here, grown high in the island's mountainous interior around Ponte Leccia, about as far from the sea as Corsica gets. Manu Venturi farms biodynamically (Demeter certified, with sheep, horses, and bees doing real work in the vineyards), and the wine is fermented with native yeasts in concrete egg, with a stretch of skin