Wine region

Sauternes

France

Botrytis transforms Sémillon into liquid gold here—each vintage a gamble between noble rot and rain, each bottle a suspension of overripe stone fruit, honey, and the mineral grip of Sauternes' clay-limestone blend.

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Sauternes

Botrytis transforms Sémillon into liquid gold here—each vintage a gamble between noble rot and rain, each bottle a suspension of overripe stone fruit, honey, and the mineral grip of Sauternes' clay-limestone blend.

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