Stadlmann Gruner Veltliner 2024 MH Frédéric Giachino and his brother

Frédéric Giachino and his brother David farm 15 hectares in Savoie with full organic and biodynamic certification

it isn't wine

built around Chenin Blanc with a small dollop of Sauvignon Blanc—a classically Cape combination that delivers both zip and texture

manageable tannins leading to a smooth

and then used as an aging vessel for The Macallan whisky for at least 12 years

Stadlmann Gruner Veltliner 2024 MH Frédéric Giachino and his brotherForget the loess grown, opulent Gruner you know this one is built on limestone. The Stadlmann family has farmed Austria's Thermenregion, just south of Vienna, since 1780, working east facing slopes of mixed limestone and clay. That stony soil gives an elegantly chalky, saline Gruner that's leaner and more mineral than most. It's fermented spontaneously in large neutral casks, bottled unfined and barely filtered, and rarely tops 12. 5% alcohol. Crisp