$33
FRANCE : BORDEAUX : HAUT-MÉDOC
Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (42%), Cabernet Franc (3%)
MED-BODIED PLUM, BLACKBERRY, SPICE, MINERAL, EARTH, VANILLA, OAK
Rich and polished but made in a riper style and fairly easy-going (as far as Bordeaux goes), Chåteau Paloumey’s Haut-Médoc has deep black fruit with mint, vanilla, and tobacco notes from oak ageing.
WINEMAKING : Fermented in stainless steel; aged in French oak barrels for 12 months
ECOLOGY / FARMING : Certified organic; gravel-dominated soils in the south of the Médoc; estate-grown & bottled
DRINKING WINDOW : Drink now or hold until ~2029
PAIRING : Entrecôte à la Bordelaise (Bordeaux-style steak)
$19
CHILE : VALLE DEL ITATA
Muscat of Alexandria, Semillon, Chasselas
LIGHT-BODIED, AROMATIC, FRESH, WHITE FLOWER, MINERAL, NO OAK
FARMING : Organic & Biodynamic
WINEMAKING : Natural / Low-intervention; Low Sulfur
PAIRING : Empanadas