Domaine Hubert Lignier Monthelie Rouge 2023 750ml Ballard Canyon orange peel over a large

orange peel over a large cube — the dark fruit and spice carry perfectly 80 Proof

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PORTUGAL : VINHO VERDE : BASTO

Behind the whimsical name is a genuinely interesting founding story: Kevin Swart ("black" in Afrikaans) and Raymond Ndlovu ("elephant" in Zulu) sold their Johannesburg financial firm in 2011 and moved their families to Franschhoek — winemaker Jacques Wentzel (the "vintners") joined shortly after

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Domaine Hubert Lignier Monthelie Rouge 2023 750ml Ballard Canyon orange peel over a largeFRANCE : BURGUNDY : CTE DE BEAUNE SUSTAINABLE : Pinot Noir MED BODIED, RASPBERRY, WILD STRAWBERRY, ROSE PETAL, CHALKY MINERAL, NEUTRAL OAK Monthlie sits wedged between Volnay and Meursault the same limestone hillsides, the same Bathonian bedrock and is one of Burgundy's last genuinely underpriced appellations. Jasper Morris scored it 8890 and noted the tannin structure is unmistakably Lignier: easy going fruit on the attack, a persistent grip behind,