Terrebrune Bandol Rouge 2020Deep and expressive on the nose, this opens with very dark fruit and layered earth tonesblack cherry, dried fig, iron rich soil, and garrigueset against a firm limestone backdrop. On the palate, the wine relaxes, showing a more open and generous fruit expression, with the dark fruit unfurling smoothly across the mid palate rather than staying held in reserve. Savory and mineral elements remain fully present, but they move in lockstep with the fruit,

but it’s the texture that quietly steals the show: lightly sappy

To sum it up – this is exactly the Barolo you want

with hints of strawberries and vivid minerality

they are considered the quality level of the current owner

driven by brisk acidity and delicate

sage tea and dusty mineral that lengthens toward a finish where graphite and a trace of smoked anise flicker in the cool air

So when I got a shot to bring this winery – Evesham Wood—back to Wisconsin

Translucent scarlet in colour

and red apple peel

” (This episode belongs to the Seat-of-the-Pants School of Buying Wine

And then each time I’ve had it

Here the raspberry shades into something more curranty and tenacious