Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France

Tessa Laroche is not only a freakin' genius, she's also the Chenin Whisperer of the Loire, here with one of the most iconic wines like, ever. Savennières' unique micro-climate produces some the most age-worthy and complex Chenins in the world, with an extended growing season allowing for maximum ripeness & astronomical acidity, an incredible anti-aging property for wine! Her wines have a peaceful, meditative quality to them but are always bone-dry with razor-sharp conviction & not an ounce of compromise. Precise minerality, molten meteorite minerality & a ray of linear acidity with notes of green apple, lemon pith & butterscotch vanilla with a touch of honey. If this was the Oscars, this would be Tilda Swinton winning Best Picture.