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Mount Etna
I am obsessed with Igneous soils, especially born of the volcano. And more often than not, I find I am drawn to wines that come from them. Volcanic wines have a very specific texture; sometimes an ashiness, sometimes it's a "nervous sensation". Coming from the Earth's core, Basalt stones were filled with iron, which impacts energy. Whether true or imagined, there's a rusty, edgy ash with almost oxidized acidity in some of my favorite basalt-grown wines.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Canary Islands
I am obsessed with Igneous soils, especially born of the volcano. And more often than not, I find I am drawn to wines that come from them. Volcanic wines have a very specific texture; sometimes an ashiness, sometimes it's a "nervous sensation". Coming from the Earth's core, Basalt stones were filled with iron, which impacts energy. Whether true or imagined, there's a rusty, edgy ash with almost oxidized acidity in some of my favorite basalt-grown wines.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Campania & Santorini
Pumice and Ash soils are rich in iron.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Raiano Greco Di Tufo | 2018 |
Alsace Grand Cru
Granite is associated with an edgy structure and tang of acidity and freshness. The high potassium levels in granite softens the acid in the wines (unlike calcium carbonate in limestone/chalk which adds a sharpness). Granite means that there is lots of quartz. And Quartz means energy! The resulting wine is always a little drier and the sensation of raspiness is felt more in the back of the mouth, often with a nervous, high pitched, sensation.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Northern Rhone
Granite is associated with an edgy structure and a needle-like tang of acidity and freshness. This is often referred to as "minerality". Granite means that there is lots of quartz. And Quartz means energy! But the real magic comes across in the tannins: The resulting wine is always a little drier and the sensation of raspiness is felt more in the back of the mouth, often with a nervous, high pitched, sensation.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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0 | Cuilleron, “Les Vignes d’a Cote”, Viongnier | 2018 |
0 | La Bonne Etoile | 2017 (impossible to find so 2018 will do) |
Rias Biaxas
Granite is associated with an edgy structure and tang of acidity and freshness. The high potassium levels in granite softens the acid in the wines (unlike calcium carbonate in limestone/chalk which adds a sharpness). Granite means that there is lots of quartz. And Quartz means energy! The resulting wine is always a little drier and the sensation of raspiness is felt more in the back of the mouth, often with a nervous, high pitched, sensation.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Chabilis & Jura
Limestone is something that you first sense up front in the mouth, on the tip of the tongue, and it invites a long finish with leaner structure. Made from decomposed bodies from mollusks to fish to coral, it is made of minerals aragonite and calcium carbonate (the latter giving wine high, sharp acidity).Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Champagne
Limestone is something that you first sense up front in the mouth, on the tip of the tongue, and it invites a long finish with leaner structure. Made from decomposed bodies from mollusks to fish to coral, it is made of minerals aragonite and calcium carbonate (the latter giving wine high, sharp acidity).Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Pierre Gimonnet, Premier Cru Brut | NV |
Loire
Limestone is something that you first sense up front in the mouth, on the tip of the tongue, and it invites a long finish with leaner structure. Made from decomposed bodies from mollusks to fish to coral, it is made of minerals aragonite and calcium carbonate (the latter giving wine high, sharp acidity).Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Domaine La Roche Aux Moines, Le Berceau Des Fees | 2018 |
W | Thomas Batardiere, L'esprit libre | 2018 |
Marche
Limestone is something that you first sense up front in the mouth, on the tip of the tongue, and it invites a long finish with leaner structure. Made from decomposed bodies from mollusks to fish to coral, it is made of minerals aragonite and calcium carbonate (the latter giving wine high, sharp acidity).Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Casal Farneto Collequieto, Verdicchio | 2019 |
Rioja
Marl is calcium carbonate or lime-rich mudstone which contains variable amounts of clay and limestone. I'm no expert, but I'm guessing the impact on wine differs depending where it sits on this scale: Marly limestone (95 to 75 % limestone), Calcareous marl (75 to 65 % limestone), Marl (65 to 35 % limestone), Clay (ish) marl (35 to 25 % limestone), Marly clay (25 to 5 % limestone).Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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Lombardy
The area around Lake Garda and Lake Iseo in Lombardy (where you find Franciacorta and Lugana) is known for its moraine soils (masses of rocky debris that were eroded and transported by glacial formations) and its minerality. But essentially, the soil composition is a mixture of limestone, sand and clay.Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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0 | Ca’ dei Frait, DOC Lugana | 2017 |
Tasmania
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White Bordeaux
Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Antonins Bordeaux White | 2019 |
Mosel
Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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5 | Fass 12 Unterstenberg, Riesling | 2017 |
Ribeira Sacra
Quantity | Wine | Vintage |
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1 | Vina Somoza 'Neno' Godello, Valdeorras | 2017 |