Domaine Grosbois 'Clos du Noyer' Chinon 2019 Spain

Domaine Grosbois 'Clos du Noyer' Chinon 2019 SpainStraightforward and tasty Cabernet Franc from the mineral driven appellation of Chinon in the Loire. Expect purple fruit, lots of notes of rocks and woods, and some herbal qualities, with medium weight and a lean quality to the palate. Not a massive wine, one that's more about herbal flavor and linearity.

forgotten story of this ancient wine (white wine made like a red wine) and its modern struggle to gain acceptance

Measures 5

' Traditionally served on the rocks with an orange twist

black oak barrels from Armagnac

how this is nothing like the grocery-store Rieslings that are saccharine and flat

a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay

La Salada's 'Roig Boig' rosé is a field blend of Catalan native varieties

This reposado has notes of smoked citrus

The first vintage of this rosé was a way for Day to salvage her smoke tainted Pinot Noir grapes following the devastating 2020 wildfires on the West Coast - hence the name Lemonade

cherry pit bitterness

This wine comes from the Massa Vineyard in Carmel Valley

slightly spritzy first release is full of cranberry