Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Alien Blanc 2023 agrapart and energetic—a window into a

and energetic—a window into a region best known for whites but equally capable of producing compelling reds with finesse

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pointed at the sweeter end of the Islay spectrum

as the name promises

tucked on an east-facing slope shaded from the brutal afternoon sun by a pine forest

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Alien Blanc 2023 agrapart and energetic—a window into aTwo thousand bottles, ninety year old vines, and no sulfur at any point: Alien is Raphael Saint Cyr's outlier, and he named it accordingly. It's Aligote, Burgundy's overlooked white grape, growing on clay in the Beaujolais and treated with unusual patience. The juice is pressed straight into old barrels without settling, ferments on wild yeasts, and then sits two full years on its lees in a reductive environment before bottling unfiltered. That long,