Matassa Coume de l'Olla Blanc 2025 Rhone then ambient yeast fermentation in

then ambient yeast fermentation in a small stainless steel tank

The lower acidity and herbal edge make this easier at the table than a taut dry Riesling

a combination well suited to a grape that depends on tension to stay lively

This organic cider from Normandy is crafted using the traditional method of the Pays d'Auge

These are genuinely old vines on the same clay-limestone that grows the village and premier-cru-quality sites nearby

Matassa Coume de l'Olla Blanc 2025 Rhone then ambient yeast fermentation inThe Land Roussillon has a reputation for heat and heavy wine, and Calce spends its life disproving it. The village sits inland and uphill from Perpignan in the Agly Valley, where the Tramontane blows down off the Pyrenees hard enough and often enough to shut the vines down, slow ripening, and keep sugars from running away. Coume de l'Olla is a single vineyard on clay and limestone, a lighter, cooler soil than the schist and black slate that make up