Stagiare Wines, Mendocino County Sultana Of Swat, 2023 GERMANYCOUNT326 This is Mignon’s most precise

This is Mignon’s most precise Chardonnay cuvée—textured

Notes of cherry

and way more drinkable young

and heavy-handed aging that define many traditional bottlings—letting the fruit speak with clarity and lift

Perfect for: aperitifs

Stagiare Wines, Mendocino County Sultana Of Swat, 2023 GERMANYCOUNT326 This is Mignon’s most preciseThe Sultan of Swat was Babe Ruth's nickname, and this old vine Carignan swings for the fences too. Brent Mayeaux of Stagiaire sourced it from organically farmed vines pushing 100 plus years old around Hopland in Mendocino County, then made it the way he makes everything, zero added sulfur, no fining, no filtering. It's beefier and more concentrated than you'd expect from Mendocino Carignan, with a savory, earthy grip under the dark fruit. Old vines,