One thing is sure: the experiment failed.

It is a hardcore wine and reminds me of the forgotten two-year-old barrel with the oxidized wine that none drank into my grandfather's cellar.

The truth is that I am not a big fan of Orange Wines. But Auksinis from Sébastien Riffault is a marvellous wine and a great example of how Orange Wines should be.

Auksinis is a fascinating wine that accurately renders to the palate the grapes affected by the noble rot and the limestone soil where the vines are grown.

This producer has not missed a chance to surprise me.

For one more time, Sébastien Riffault surprising me and sent all the terroir theories to the garbage, proving that man is the most crucial terroir aspect.

While I was tasting this wine, I realized that in a blind tasting, I would never find the variety or the origin. It is far from any Sauvignon Blanc I have ever tasted yet this is not a problem.

Although the score reflects its condition today, someone can clearly understand that 2 years earlier, one would have tasted an excellent terroir example.

It is an intense wine, expressive and with character.