Everyone understands that loess soils or sandy loam produce different wines than weathered slate soils. The nature of the soil, its depth, its minerality, the location of the vineyard, its slope—whether south, east, or west—the resulting angle of sunlight, and the weather conditions throughout the year are what shape a wine and make it unique. It's up to the winemaker and cellar master, with their extensive experience, knowledge, passion, and sensitivity, to bring out in pure, palatable flavors everything that has been stored in the grapes throughout the year. And this is what makes wine tasting exciting: tasting the natural conditions, enjoying them, and comparing them.

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