Chateau Coutet, Sauternes, 2014 SO102825 Istine GS and Merlot grown on the

and Merlot grown on the estate's 100% organic (Ecocert certified) vineyards

or a simple summer afternoon

made from an extraordinary jumble of old grape varieties: Poulsard Blanc

Australian Nero d'Avola essentially starts with this family: the Chalmers vine nursery brought the Sicilian grape into the country in 2000

Chateau Coutet, Sauternes, 2014 SO102825 Istine GS and Merlot grown on theBarsac's largest classified vineyard, and the racier end of the Sauternes spectrum: Coutet's unusually high share of Sauvignon Blanc gives its sweet wines a lemony cut that keeps them from ever feeling heavy. Barsac is the commune inside Sauternes whose growers may use either name, and Coutet, a Premier Cru Classe sitting behind a square thirteenth century tower, farms 38. 5 hectares of sand, red clay and limestone divided into forty eight parcels,