and aged in neutral oak barrels
along with a signature minerality
and a reminder that dry Anjou Chenin is one of the best deals in white wine
the 2022 Mendocino County Pinot Noir shows generous aromas of macerated cherries and strawberries with intermittent waves of fresh coastal sage and a glimmer of wet stone
Shake Ridge Ranch is Ann Kraemer's storied vineyard in the Sierra Foothills of Amador County
Valle del Condor Tannat 2023 Author DK and aged in neutral oakTannat 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