Corison Wirz Vineyard Riesling Corazon 2023 ROSSCELLAR American bourbon casks

American bourbon casks

Ample and varietal on the nose: fruity aromas (yellow peach

Electric Weissburgunder with a toasty nose an almost Chardonnay-esque profile

or a selection of creamy cheeses

The wine was aged in thin-staved Bordeaux chateau barrels (22% new) for 18 months and racked every three months using the soutirage traditionnel method Daniel learned while working in Pomerol in the 1980s

Corison Wirz Vineyard Riesling Corazon 2023 ROSSCELLAR American bourbon casksThe Napa legend behind some of California's most ageless Cabernet has a secret: she's a sucker for aromatic whites. Corazon'heart' in Spanishis Cathy Corison's tiny side project, and this bone dry Riesling comes from roughly 60 year old own rooted vines in the limestone and granite sand of Cienega Valley, well south of Napa. A whisper of botrytis lends apricot and honeyed depth, but the wine finishes snappy and mineral, medium bodied with the same