and pulled Ezequiel García out of retirement (at 84) to help relaunch it alongside winemaker María Larrea
Planteray made Cut & Dry as a corrective to a category that had largely given up: real Caribbean rum infused with coconut and finished dry rather than syrupy
Forge Cellars was founded in 2011 by Rhône vigneron Louis Barruol (Château de Saint Cosme in Gigondas) with Justin Boyette and Richard Rainey
dried cherry and raspberry
moves into red grapefruit
Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco Asili Riserva, 2008 SO103025Guiddo and pulled Ezequiel García outProduttori del Barbaresco bottles single vineyard Riservas only when the vintage earns it, and Asili is the perfumed star of the family: elegant, floral and built on finesse rather than muscle. The 2008 is a classic, firmly structured vintage that has now grown into a beautiful mature phase, the tannins easing and the nose turning toward dried rose, tea leaf and underbrush. It still has freshness and grip, so there's no rush. From a private cellar,