Saxum Vineyards Heart Stone Vineyard, Paso Robles, USA 2023 Germany This rugged and remote site

This rugged and remote site is farmed organically on a steep hillside of eroding shale

a chalky mineral spine

It's impressively full-bodied and richly concentrated without seeming heavy or overdone

"Coddington is my pick of the two ‘Premiers Crus’ not least because it is seamless

Saxum Vineyards Heart Stone Vineyard, Paso Robles, USA 2023 Germany This rugged and remote siteThe Heart Stone Vineyard is a small 7 acre vineyard planted on a gentle South slope of limestone and shale. With 8 different clones of Syrah, 4 of Grenache and 1 Mataro, we aim to produce a wine that is both compelling and complex. We typically co ferment all the varieties together with a high proportion of whole clusters, producing a tannic and spicy wine that has great purity and complexity. We age this wine with very little new oak in mostly larger