Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 for the reds it yields

for the reds it yields a fragrant

dried orange peel

A thin-skinned red that produces wines of vivid color and snappy acidity

linear structure that keeps it racy without being sharp

The most welcoming wine in the Weinbach lineup — and a textbook lesson in why Alsace Pinot Blanc is one of the best food whites on the planet

Domaine du Dernier Bastion, Maury Hors d'Age, 2001 zzSTUCKqIS1 for the reds it yieldsFortified in 2001, then left alone for years. Maury is a vin doux naturel from the rugged Agly Valley in Roussillon: fermentation is halted partway by adding neutral grape spirit, which locks in the grape's natural sweetness and lifts the alcohol. The Hors d'Age designation means the wine then spent an extended stretch aging in barrel, slowly picking up the nutty, dried fruit, gently oxidative character the French call rancio. Domaine du Dernier