Chateau de la Selve Coteaux de l’Ardeche Petite Selve 2023 amphora with cedar wood

with cedar wood

basalt soil and clay marl

The palate offers up waves of blackberry

with stewed black cherry fruit

There are few Oregon Pinot Noirs that offer as much deliciousness per dime as the McKinlay Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Chateau de la Selve Coteaux de l’Ardeche Petite Selve 2023 amphora with cedar woodThe Ardeche is a relatively unspoilt corner of the Rhone, where nature parks draw people from all over France for hiking, camping, and whitewater rafting. It is also something of a playground for winemakers, who leave behind the staid confines of the Cotes du Rhone to make wine without rules. Jean Regis and Magdeleine Chazallon are two vignerons who have made a home for themselves at Chateau de la Selve, a small castle surrounded by biodynamically