Domaine de la Mavette Vaucluse 2024 dolcetto di ovada and flinty earth lead into

and flinty earth lead into a full bodied palate crackling with acidity and  creamy orange sorbetto

Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo are different grapes

There are so many sorts of wine made in Piedmont – and each one is someone’s local specialty – that the appellation map looks like it was drawn by an overstimulated child taking their first turn with the markers

lingonberry

Very light bitterness but plenty of pepper which grows and then fades allowing the green herbs

Domaine de la Mavette Vaucluse 2024 dolcetto di ovada and flinty earth lead intoDomaine de la Mavettes winery is tucked into the woods above the village of Sablet and underneath the famous Dentelles de Montmiral that give topographical intrigue to Gigondas and Vacqueyras. Mavette makes great Gigondas and perhaps greater Sablet, but under the rougher and readier regional Vaucluse title, winemaker Jean Franois Lambert takes advantage of the greater freedom to experiment he is given with the less prestigious appellation. This wine