A whiskey finished in a custom-built toasted (not charred) barrel
undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake from Chiyo Shuzo in Nara
where each decision—from harvest timing to barrel selection—is made in service of expressing Ambonnay's distinctive terroir
This salmon-hued rosé from Ployez-Jacquemart blends Pinot Meunier
Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE A whiskey finished in aOne of Graves' great chteaux, with vines planted on the region's famous deep gravels. Carbonnieux Rouge is Cabernet Sauvignon led, classically Pessac in profile fine tannins, freshness, integrated oak, and what we'd call luxury without weight. 2018 in Pessac Lognan was a powerful, structured vintage: this is the denser, more brooding face of Carbonnieux, with dark fruit, gravel, and a real spine of Cabernet. Notably, the chteau itself recommends