Limefinger 2025

There were tough growing conditions for this release; frost and drought cut a swathe through volumes. That being said, the firmer, leaner texture here is an absolute treat, if not a high water mark for the wine. Distinct, tangy lime juice, margarita peppery and salty elements, juniper berries and talc-like minerality. The palate is chalky, assertive with its minerally acidity and persists to infinity. The compact nature of the wine marries juiciness and a precise, crystalline feel. Wildly refreshing, too. Top-flight stuff. (97) MIKE BENNIE, www.winefront.com