Valérie Courrèges 'L'Art et la Matière' Cahors 2020 Spain

Valérie Courrèges 'L'Art et la Matière' Cahors 2020 SpainIf you need a bottle of wine to fully reorganize your brain on the subject of: what is Malbec?look no further than Valrie Courreges stunning Art and Materials, drawn from one of her estate, special single plots, this one of selection massale vines planted in 1971. Valeries vineyards are in the elevated plateaus of the Cahors appellation in the southwest of France, specifically located in the commune of Sauzet the parcel is on a stony red clay soil,

It was blended in-barrel and aged in former bourbon barrels before finishing in virgin American oak

Most folks only know this grape as a red variety

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Florèz 'Shangra-Li Mendo Savvy-B' 2024

and are now making pure and approachable wines with low intervention and minimal added sulfites

clam pizza

clean and rich

and light on its feet with good acidity and black fruit

removing scalps

French elderflower liqueur

it's sure beat the heck out of water

pulling aside five hectares of vines across eight plots from her family's historical domaine (Chanssaud