$57.00
These head-trained vines, planted in pure, deep sand, needn’t default to the conventional template of rusticity: tannic and often forbiddingly concentrated by the bayonet of saignée. Indeed, they’re ideal for a wine altogether different - elegant, darkly aromatic, supremely persistent, buoyant and soignée. Lest anyone infer the wine lacks grip or tension, rest assured they shall be greeted by the trademark Birichino “ninja tannins,” sitting coiled beneath the wine’s surface, ready to strike, only to vanish leaving behind but a shadow. Beginning in 2019, they have sourced old vine Mourvèdre from a new, but very old vineyard planted c.1895, immediately adjacent to Evangelho Vineyard. This dry-farmed site produces a darker, more exotically pungent wine than that relied upon for previous vintages, suggesting black fruits, hothouse flowers and the subtle yet undeniable fragrance of marzipan found in many of Contra Costa’s best bottles.
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Format: | 750ml |
| Miniumu Order: | 12 bottles |
| Country: | USA |
| Region: | Central Coast, CA |
| Varietal(s): | Carginane, Grenache and more |
$41.00
Bodega Chacra's basic Pinot Noir is a blend of fruit from all of the vineyards on the estate. Primarily from a 20 year-old, 4.5 hectare vineyard, this wine also benefits...
$46.00
This Mencia based wine is from a nearly unheard of appellation called Ribeira Sacra. It's on the easternmost side of Galicia, and is extremely rugged and mountainous (and exceptionally beautiful)....
$40.00
What a beautiful wine. Saturated violet nose, with pungent, smoke-tinged cherry and dark berry aromas are complemented by suggestions of dried flowers, game and baking spices. Vibrant black and blue...
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