R VO Fleur de Savagnin

Wormwood and raw hazelnuts, valerian (or Barboval if you're Ukrainian and know that medicinal hit), sesame seeds. Then popcorn, vanilla, apricot and mango pile in. The acidity is brilliant, minerality like licking wet stones fresh from the sea. Citrus and white flowers try to keep things elegant while exotic spices and a touch of cheese funk remind you this is Savagnin, not some polite Chablis. The earthiness grounds everything beautifully. This is ouillé Savagnin at its best - all the grape's intensity without oxidation's heavy hand. La Tournelle showing how biodynamics can amplify terroir without getting all mystical about it.