Ron Izalco Rum 15 Year

which was only partially shipped

carrying into a long

unbuttoned red that leans fully into drinkability without losing its sense of place

a limestone escarpment about 65 kilometers long and two kilometers wide that stretches south from Dijon as far as the river Dheune

Farming here is not about coaxing generosity

For those drawn to Pinot Noir defined by energy

But as much as Verdejo deserves its own category

My wine won

where it undergoes natural malo-lactic fermentation in specially selected combination of matured French oak barrels

old school Napa Cabernet nose of darker currants

and a note of redcurrant leaf that keeps the fruit from ever feeling heavy

blackcurrant