Domaine de Beudon Valais (Switzerland) Riesling and Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes 2020 Wine Seminar ‘Côte Rozier

‘Côte Rozier

then ages the wine in large neutral barrels for around twelve months

while the oldest dates back to 1998

A worthy Champagne alternative

and the Vale da Teja vineyards separated from the Escola by a prominent ridge

Domaine de Beudon Valais (Switzerland) Riesling and Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes 2020 Wine Seminar ‘Côte RozierRiesling x Sylvaner is the Swiss name for Muller Thurgau, a grape with a deservedly grim reputation earned during its long career as Germany's bulk workhorse. Then you drink one from old vines farmed biodynamically at 800 plus meters on a granite ledge in the Valais, and the reputation starts to look unfair. Domaine de Beudon sits above Fully on a mountainside so steep that the only ways up are a private cable car or a three hour hike along a rope