Domaine la Bouissiere Gigondas Blanc Les Safres 2023 0426JACKSON Banyan is the Gewurztraminer-and-Riesling project

Banyan is the Gewurztraminer-and-Riesling project of Kenny Likitprakong

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The finish is long and persistent

but at 923 meters in the mountains above Valencia it becomes something else entirely

Domaine la Bouissiere Gigondas Blanc Les Safres 2023 0426JACKSON Banyan is the Gewurztraminer-and-Riesling projectGigondas is overwhelmingly red barely a handful of producers bother with white which makes this bottling from Domaine la Bouissiere a small treasure. Les Safres takes its name from the sandy soils ('safres') of the parcel, which give the wine a lift and a delicacy you don't always associate with the southern Rhone. The blend is 100% Clairette, fermented and aged in older French oak barrels on fine lees, keeping the texture detailed rather than heavy.