Yves Duport 2 Pack (Savoie, France)

Aligote 2021 $27 The nose here is stunning - white flowers, orange oil, and beach grass, sway above a firmer smell of cherry. This type of red fruit is something I detect often in the white wines of Savoie, and adds to the complexity of the wine. As the glass opens, generous smells of melon and riper stone fruit appear. On the palate, the wine has a touch of salinity, with white pepper, apricot, and a touch of that red berry flavor. The structure is the most Burgundian thing about this wine, with a swishy mouthfeel surrounding a persistent core of zippy acidity that seems to build long after a sip is taken. 

Celine 2021 $19 40% Gamay, 40% Chardonnay and 20% Mondeuse hand harvested from biodynamic vines way up the mountains in Bugey and co-fermented in tank with wild yeast at low temperatures for 3 weeks, aged for a few months in tank and bottled unfiltered with almost no sulfur added. Aromatic and bright with focused minerality, but still fun and chuggable.