Domaine Armand Rousseau's Lavaux Saint-Jacques rounds out the estate's trio of Premier Cru Gevrey — a vineyard on the northern slope of the village whose clay-limestone soils produce a wine of different character from the Clos Saint-Jacques: broader
always the same commitment to letting terroir speak
yields wines of remarkable depth and longevity
The cool-climate vineyards straddle the Oregon-Washington border
and a touch of citrus peel
Franz Hirtzberger, Gruner Veltliner Spitz Steinfeder, 2024 Eastern Europe Domaine Armand Rousseau's Lavaux Saint-JacquesSteinfeder is the lightest classification in the Wachau early picked, low in alcohol (max 11. 5%), and meant to be drunk young and joyfully. From Franz Hirtzberger, one of the Wachau's most coveted addresses, it's a chance to taste the precision and minerality the estate is famous for at its most playful. The 2024 comes from Spitz, the cool Danube side village where Hirtzberger has long been the benchmark, and shows everything we want from a great