Birichino "Rodnick Farm" Melon de Bourgogne, 2023 Macedonia a winemaker of some favorites

a winemaker of some favorites around Vintage 38 - notably Annabella and 1847

From there

Rustic & fresh at the same moment

Think spring lemon blossoms and honeysuckle while the palate is medium bodied with snappy and refreshing summer melon fruit characters

Made of the Ligurian red grape

Birichino "Rodnick Farm" Melon de Bourgogne, 2023 Macedonia a winemaker of some favoritesA unique find from the Central Coast this is 100% Melon de Bourgogne, most famously used in Muscadet from the Sevre et Maine region in France. Known for being minerally, brisk, refreshing, saline driven and great with seafood, this is an off the beaten path expression from the Chalone AVA in Monterey County. The Rodnick Farm block of Melon de Bourgogne was planted in 1985, farmed organically for decades. The duo at Birichino are enamored with