full-bodied red with real grip but unexpected approachability
flowers and a saline snap on the finish
From one of the exceedingly few independent distilleries in Scotland
a single-parcel Extra Brut that captures the chalk
and it is exactly the Champagne you want for almost any occasion that calls for a bit of drinkable luxury
Valle del Condor Tannat 2023 NO20231018 full-bodied red with real gripTannat at high altitude in Salta, northern Argentina, where a young, sustainability minded estate is making one of the grape's most surprising versions. Tannat is famously dark and tannic, but in this dramatic mountain landscape Valle del Condor coaxes it into something softer, fresher, and fruitier than usual, balancing its muscular frame with altitude driven lift. The estate planted in 2014, made its first wines in 2017, and later built South