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May | Looking Forward: Domaine de l’Alliance
May | Looking Forward: Domaine de l’Alliance
by Dixon Brooke
Daniel Alibrand and his wife, Valérie, are making some of the most exciting wine in Bordeaux today. The fact that all of their wine is white makes their family domaine even more unique and special in this renowned region. The Alibrands tend their small plots of vines in the Sauternes appellation organically and meticulously, and while their bottlings of sweet wine have become rarer, their dry whites have thankfully multiplied, giving wine lovers even more beautiful creations to seek out and experience. You will never view Bordeaux blanc through quite the same lens after tasting these appellation- and perception-bending wines.
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