Domaine Danjou-Banessy Supernova 2024 SF Chronicle introduced in 2020

introduced in 2020

Working with minimal reserve wines

and butterscotch

where the swing between blistering afternoons and cold nights is about as dramatic as anywhere in the region

working from Pinot Noir country in the Cote des Bar where the chalk gives way to Kimmeridgian marl

Domaine Danjou-Banessy Supernova 2024 SF Chronicle introduced in 2020From the Danjou Banessy brothers in Roussillon, this is an orange wine of unusual depth and pedigree. Supernova is 100% Muscat of Alexandria, sourced from 70 year old vines on schist and marl in the lieu dit Les Terres Noires. Whole clusters macerate for about a month before aging in used barrels, amphorae, and cement, a slow and low approach that emphasizes texture over fruit. The result is grippy, savory, and aromatically wild, with the Muscat