Wine & Soul Guru Branco 2023

Wine & Soul Guru Branco 202395 pts Wine Advocate The nose of the 2023 Guru is clean, precise, elegant and nuanced, very insinuating and subtle, corresponding to a cooler vintage that delivered one of the finest versions of this white, which ranks among the most elegant in Douro. It has the serious and mineral mouthfeel from the Douro schist soils, finishing dry and long, with an almost salty twist. It has a moderate 12. 5% alcohol, denoting contained ripeness that translates

you do not need alcohol as a transporter of flavor

and finally lieu-dit MercurolWines from the fabled hill of Hermitage undoubtedly represent the pinnacle of Syrah worldwide

Orientation: Varying expositions at 300-400 meters

Only 40 or so cases make their way into the US each vintage

when the brothers expanded their scope beyond Bouzy

lieu-dit Habrard

VINEYARD: Estate vineyards surrounding the village of Bouzy

with gentle slopes

feral edge that keeps you coming back

Winemaking: Whole-cluster pressed

It has notes of white flowers and fruit and a balsamic touch with the balance and harmony from the old vines

offering a soft yet balanced palate