Leo Steen 'Gimelli Vineyard' Chenin Blanc, Cienega Valley, San Benito County, California 2024Leo Hansen who produces wines under the Leo Steen label, "Steen" being both his family's middle name and the Afrikaans word for Chenin Blanc was born and raised in Denmark, the son of a chef and hotelier. He arrived in Sonoma County in 1999 and founded Leo Steen Wines in 2004 after falling in love with the region's potential for aromatic white varieties. Today he produces a range of small lot wines from historic California vineyards, with Chenin Blanc

Region: Ribatejo and Alto Alentejo

33% three-year

TASTING NOTES: The 2020 vintage presents classic aromas and flavors of white pepper

Wine Vinegar

AGING: Aged for 12–15 months in a combination of new and neutral American oak barrels

Hot Sauce (water

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SCORES: Antonio Galloni 94 points

TASTING NOTES: Pale gold with fine

when Vallombrosan monks established a monastery in Gaiole in Chianti and began cultivating the surrounding land

‘Seriously Old Dirt’ is the estate’s second label

with velvety tannins