The 2018 offers the tension and minerality that great Loire Chenin delivers—bright acidity balanced by the richness that comes from older vines and careful élevage
it's ideal for a simple spritz or lighter cocktails
Salers Aperitif is the oldest and most traditional aperitif of France's Massif Central region
it's really hard to beat Cantemerle
The 2001 vintage is a Rioja classic
Flavio Roddolo, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2011 SO0422_Reductions The 2018 offers the tensionFlavio Roddolo is one of Piedmont's great under the radar traditionalists, a grower whose idiosyncratic, slow aged wines we've championed for years. His Dolcetto d'Alba is not the cheerful early drinker the grape usually delivers; Roddolo holds his wines back and they age far longer than almost anyone else's Dolcetto. This 2011, from a warm vintage, has had over a decade to settle, and it's drinking in a savory, mature register most people never get