this bottling brings bright citrus
but this 2015 invites you to savor complexity instead
Franck Balthazar’s Cornas “Cuvée Casimir” comes from old Syrah vines on the granite slopes of Les Mazards and La Lègre
Their Occitan Gin is a clean
malolactic in barrel
Saldanha, Amontillado '#11', NV (500ml) Wine Club this bottling brings bright citrusHere's a fascinating outlier: a Sherry style fortified wine made not in Jerez but in South Africa, from the Badenhorst family's Saldanha Wine & Spirit Co., a specialist in these wines. Built in the Amontillado mold, it's aged first under flor and then oxidatively in cask for years, which is exactly how a true Amontillado earns its nutty, savory depth. Made mostly from Palomino, with Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdelho and Colombard, it lands dry