Paolo Calì - Grillo Blues 2023 (750ml) Cabernet Sauvingon

Paolo Calì - Grillo Blues 2023 (750ml) Cabernet SauvingonPharmacist turned winemaker Paolo Cali has grows his grapes in fields of Sicilian sand. Not much other than grapes can grow here, so farming is fully organic and even those treatments minimal. His Grillo is delicious, serving up big aromas and flavors of apricot, pineapple, yellow citrus with a refreshing bite of citrus pith and minerality. The texture is sleek, almost steely, and the wine flows beautifully from a clear attack through a juicy,

bright aromas of pineapple

This is lovely and very Volnay in style

with a beam of cool-climate acidity providing poise and finesse

CUVÉE PRESENTATION

This wine is a deep burgundy

Hiyaoroshi is a general term referring to sake that has been pasteurized once in the winter and then allowed to mature over the summer before distribution in autumn

The wine is

Following a 5-7 day cold soak period and 10-12 day fermentation the wine is aged 18 months in 40% new and 60% year old French oak barrels

November 2023

Best from 2027 through 2039

in Montsant

but an absolute joy to taste now