Chateau Doisy Daene, Sauternes l'Extravagant, 2003 (375mL) no gtin and a piece of liquid

and a piece of liquid history

A mountain Nebbiolo built like Amarone: Sforzato (Sfursat in dialect) is made from Chiavennasca grapes dried on ventilated racks until December

without needing a big price tag or a ton of patience

transparent old-vine fruit

If you've only ever had entry-level bourbon

Chateau Doisy Daene, Sauternes l'Extravagant, 2003 (375mL) no gtin and a piece of liquidL'Extravagant is the wild experiment of Doisy Daene, a Second Growth Barsac estate, dreamed up by the late Denis Dubourdieu, one of the most influential white wine minds in Bordeaux history. It is a tiny production cuvee, roughly 100 cases when made at all, drawn from the most intensely botrytized fruit on the estate's limestone rich Barsac terroir, with sugar levels nearly double those of the regular Sauternes. The result is concentration bordering