Balvenie 14-Year American Bourbon Barrel Single Malt Scotch

a suggestion of blood orange

Think of it as the Italian side of the extended Zinfandel family

Domaine de Piaugier is one of those little but great French wine discoveries: an everyday wine you don’t find every day

pear and dried apricot join all of the aromas on the nose to create a symphony of flavors that are bold and strong

the patience of old vines pushing their roots ever deeper

and cucumber skin give way to a gently bitter

with magnetically attractive raspberry scents

powdery texture that speaks to Pinot’s delicacy rather than its flesh

” – The New York Times

when it was purchased by the Moulin and Cathiard families

and the aging took place in both locations

with Luís Seabra consulting