2023 St. Reginald Parrish The Marigny Meilleur Ami Bordeaux on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soils

on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soils — taking over from their parents who left Paris in 1988 to work the land

A lovely cold bottle of this wine on the beach or in the bath while listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons is highly recommended

Approachable Italian orange wine

and a salty mineral bite from ancient Caranto clay soils near the Venetian Lagoon

2023 St. Reginald Parrish The Marigny Meilleur Ami Bordeaux on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soilsThe 2023 St. Reginald Parish "Meilleur Ami" is a limited, direct press Riesling made with minimal intervention by Andy Young of St. Reginald Parish in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Bright, linear, and stony, with ripe stone fruit, citrus zest, and a clean mineral finish everything you want from a well made Riesling and nothing you don't. The name French for "best friend" was inspired by Andy's longtime friend Evelyn, a fellow wine person he met pouring