Voltor 2023 Savoie the CO2 from those last

the CO2 from those last few grams of sugar trapped in the bottle as fine

Good now with air

a Greek island a mile off the Turkish coast

tightly drawn side of Jura white rather than the oxidative one: green apple

a reflection of Juliénas’ hillside terroir

Voltor 2023 Savoie the CO2 from those lastVoltor is the Catalan word for vulture, which suits a wine carrying this much presence. Jessica Albero and Laurent Pujol make it on skins, drawing tannin and grip out of white grapes grown across seven hectares between Vingrau and Paziols. Their white plantings run to Macabeu and two kinds of Muscat, which in the Roussillon gives an aromatic starting point that maceration then roughens up considerably. Expect dried apricot, orange peel and a tea leaf