Jolie Laide Chalone Melon de Bourgogne The High Priestess 2025 NO GTIN A brand from the 1920's

A brand from the 1920's Taisho era has been revived for the Reiwa era  Tokyo’s prosperity

The wine is silky

A small splash of Viognier rides along for lift and fragrance

A balanced dolcetto with rich fruit tones (red berries and cherries) and fine tannins

the Grand Cellier is true to the winemaker's style

Jolie Laide Chalone Melon de Bourgogne The High Priestess 2025 NO GTIN A brand from the 1920'sMelon de Bourgogne is the grape of Muscadet, and finding it in California is genuinely rare. The Schultzes source theirs from Rodnick Farm in the Chalone AVA, a high elevation south facing site planted in 1985 that overlooks the Salinas Valley. Warm days, cool nights, and a coastal pull give the wine a mineral spine that nods toward its Loire homeland while still tasting unmistakably Californian. Native ferment in neutral cooperage keeps everything