Domaine Ciringa Desertno Vino Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (375ml) 012626OFFER Behind the bar it works

Behind the bar it works as an absinthe stand-in for an anise rinse

Sans Detour sits slightly outside that frame

this is true to its variety with a bit more floral aromatics and richness of fruit that breaks through the earthy

and this vintage blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay captures red-fruit intensity after extended lees aging

From 62-year-old vines on calcareous sandstone

Domaine Ciringa Desertno Vino Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (375ml) 012626OFFER Behind the bar it worksBotrytized Sauvignon Blanc from a 60 million year old limestone reef straddling the Slovenian Austrian border is not a sentence you get to write often. Domaine Ciringa is the Slovenian arm of the Tement family, whose famous Zieregg vineyard runs right across the frontier; Ciringa is simply the Slovenian name for the same hill. In vintages when noble rot cooperates, they make this: roughly 20% botrytized fruit, fermented in cask, landing near 75 grams