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the alcohol level of a Mosel Riesling

Consider what a 25-year-old Pappy Van Winkle or Scotch might set you back—and remember that brandy has universal appeal

and then blended under the watchful eye of Witzig

of a rosé tradition that predates the very idea of rosé as fashion

The 2016 has that rare combination of intensity and ease

Domaine Bart Fixin Priorat the alcohol level of aCompact and no nonsense, this opens with red plum skin, sour cherry, and dried raspberry, layered with iron rich earth, crushed stone, and a faint herbal edge. The palate is medium light but firmly built, with savory fruit framed by fine, grippy tannins and a steady line of acidity that gives the wine its upright posture. Subtle notes of tea leaf, damp earth, and clove stem surface through the mid palate, finishing dry, stony, and quietly persistent.