Domaine Ruchonnet, Lavaux (Vaud, Switzerland) Domaine Ruchonnet 2017

 Sourced from super steep vineyards in St.-Saphorin, perched above Lake Geneva, this is strikingly delicious, and for more than one reason.  It shows an uncanny lightness and richness at once, with bright citrus notes running in tandem with ripe apricot notes.  There’s no unresolved carbon dioxide here to accentuate the freshness of the wine…all of its brightness and energy is derived from perfectly ripened fruit.  But fruit is hardly the sole story line here — there’s also an intense mineral streak that asserts itself in the mid-palate and runs right through the long, symmetrical finish.  Summer in a glass…  yum!