From the producer: Michelini i Mufatto are situated at the foot of the Andes in one of the highest elevations of the Uco Valley where the soil contains some of the richest components of calcium carbonate and granite in all of SouthAmerica
This wine opens with a delightful nose of gently crushed mulberries and rounds out with wild strawberries
The 2016 is a terrific expression of Louis Roederer's pedigree: 68% Pinot Noir from Verzy joined by Chardonnay from Chouilly
Pinhook's annual high-proof expression
just miles from the cold water of Monterey Bay
Clos Lapeyre Jurancon La Magendia 2021 (375ml) SPDESSERT From the producer: Michelini iLa Magendia means "the best" in the local Barnais dialect, and the name fits. This is Clos Lapeyre's flagship sweet Juranon, 100% Petit Manseng, made from grapes that hang on the vine into late autumn (sometimes into December) until they shrivel and concentrate naturally on the vine. No noble rot, no chaptalization just sun, time, and patient picking. The Larrieu family ferments and ages in barrel, and the wine that emerges is honeyed and exotic on