$24
SPAIN : RIOJA
Tempranillo (86%), Graciano (8%), Mazuela (4%), Garnacha (2%)
MED-FULL-BODIED, BLACK CHERRY, CASSIS, RASPBERRY, SWEET SPICE, HERBS, EARTH, OAK
Traditionally styled Rioja from the Pérez-Villota family's 100ha estate in DOCa Rioja Alavesa (just 50 miles south of the vineyards in Basque Country, this is the smallest and northernmost sub-region of Rioja) ... 'Selvanevada' is elegant and balanced, with complex aromatics and a lively and colorful but clean palate of dark berry fruit, sweet spice (nutmeg, cinnamon), dried herbs, subtle oak, and dense, dusty tannins.
Drink tonight & every night, or hold until ~2029.
FARMING : Conventional (traditional but "respectful") : dry-farmed bush farms are cultivated manually without the use systemic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizer
WINEMAKING : Varieties ferment separately in stainless steel tanks for 2 weeks; aged for 6 months in French oak barriques
PAIRING : Fabada Asturiana (Spanish Pork & Bean Stew)
$22
NEW YORK : HUDSON VALLEY
Noiret (French-American hybrid)
MEDIUM-BODIED, DEEP BLUEBERRY, BLACKBERRY, CHALKY, FIRM TANNINS, FRESH
WINEMAKNG : Low-Intervention
FARMING : Organic, Biodynamic
PAIRING: Barbeque Smoked Ribs(cookout wine)
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NEW YORK : HUDSON VALLEY
Seyval Blanc, DeChaunac (French-American hybrid)
LIGHT-BODIED, CHILLABLE, BLUEBERRY, RASPBERRY, RED CHERRY, BLOOD ORANGE, EARTH, NO OAK
WINEMAKNG : Low-Intervention
FARMING : Organic, Biodynamic
PAIRING: White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse
$17
ITALY : PIEDMONT : LANGHE
Dolcetto
MEDIUM-BODIED, EASY-DRINKING, BLACK CHERRY, WILD BERRIES, VIOLET, PEPPER, SOME TANNIN, NO OAK
FARMING : Sustainable
PAIRING :Tomato & Black Olive Grandma Pie
$35
MEXICO : BAJA CALIFORNIA
Malbec, Merlot, Syrah
FULL-BODIED, CHERRY, RASPBERRY, GREEN PEPPERCORN, SOFT TANNINS, FRENCH OAK
Adobe Guadalup began planting in 1997 and celebrated its first harvest in 2000; the wines today are acknowledged to be among the best in Mexico. 'Jardin de Tru' was made to celebrate the everyday joys of life, and frienship.
Farming : Sustainable, Vegan
Pairing : Tacos al Pastor