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You can tell owner Fabio Marchionni studied white wine in Germany.’ Decanter - 93 pts\/100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tre Bicchieri’ Winner 2008 and 2009.\u003cbr\u003eSlow Food Vino Slow: 2010, 2011 and 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This extraordinary white wine scours every taste bud on the tongue with electrifying acidity. How refreshing to taste a wine unmellowed by malo. Fabio’s Verdicchio is a pale yellow wine with greenish tones and a delicate scent of country herbs and apple; its taste, whose structure is not intrusive, has a fresh lime trace which makes this wine particularly fragrant, and the kind of pervasive acidity previously mentioned will allow your tongue to pass through the eye of the needle and enter the kingdom of oysters with an appetite for destruction.” Doug Wregg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Readers looking for a tasty Verdicchio that won’t break the bank should consider this Verdicchio di Matelica from Colle Stefano. 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The nose opens with delightful aniseed spices, green fruit and touches of honey. The palate is savoury with Mirabelle plum, exotic fruits and touches of iodine, minerals and herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDOMAINE DE MIRANDE, Castlenau de Gers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Albajan bought Domaine de la Mirande in 1988. The estate is located in the heart of the Picpoul appellation, not far from the Bassin de Thau, a salt-water lagoon dedicated to the cultivation of oysters and mussels. The vineyard is surrounded by the garrigue and the soils are a clay-limestone mix on south-facing terraces with the vines between 30-100 years old. Green harvesting and organic viticulture are part of the estate’s philosophy. 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No other grower in this part of Alsace produces wines with such precision, depth, purity and expression of terroir.\u003cbr\u003eVinification takes place in traditional large “foudres”, on fine lees similarly to Leonard and Olivier Humbrecht with whom Félix worked for several years before returning to his 12-ha family estate in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Félix Meyer is one of the more ambitious and successful young vignerons of Alsace. Furthermore, his prices are very reasonable.” Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“ ... Félix Meyer still has humility, still has a sense of wonder, and is still capable of self-criticism. He is a seeker and a perfectionist. Quantities are limited because while he makes several different cuvées, the domaine has only eleven hectares of vines. 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