Young Inglewood VENN St. Helena Aligote 2021 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Celles-sur-ource

Celles-sur-ource

amber gold in the glass

and it arrives with a blade of acidity

From the producer: Sipped neat

Young Inglewood VENN St. Helena Aligote 2021 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Celles-sur-ourceNapa's only estate bottling of this rare white gemAligot from organic, regenerative vineyards on alluvial and gravelly loam. Native fermentation with 12 days on skins and 17 months in barrel creates textural richness and complexity rarely found in this varietal. Mother and son winemakers shepherd every vine through CCOF organic certification and low input farming. At 13. 1% alcohol with no sulfur additions, this skin fermented wine represents Napa's