What we’re drinking
Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona, Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso, 2013
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 2020100% Sangiovese 35 years 24+ days No Fining / Light Filtration36 months in second use Slavonian oak Hand-picked grapes, organic vineyard management, no use of herbicides or pesticides POUR SCORE:8.7/10
Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona, Sant’Antimo Fabivs, Syrah, 2017
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 2020100% Syrah 20 years15 daysNo Fining / Light FiltrationNeutral French oak Organic conversion, sustainable practices with no use of herbicides or pesticides POUR SCORE:9.4/10
Mas des Etoiles Petite Etoile Malbec, 2016
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 2020100% Malbec22 years10 days No Fining / Light Filtration UnoakedUndergoing biological conversion; no use of herbicides or pesticidesPOUR SCORE:8.5/10
Di Majo Norante Contado, Riserva 2014
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 2020100% Aglianico 21 years28 daysNo Fining / No FiltrationNeutral French oak barrels Only natural fertilizer and insect repellents are used; grass and flowers left to blossom in the vineyard, solar energy employedPOUR...
Casa Castillo, Monastrell, Jumilla, 2017
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 202090% Monastrell, 10% Garnacha5-50 years8 daysNo Fining / No FiltrationAged in neutral French oak barrels for 8-9 monthsHand-harvested, pigeage by foot, certified organicPOUR SCORE:8.3/10
Grattamacco, Bolgheri Rosso, 2018
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 202050% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot, 10% Sangiovese 23 years28 daysNo Fining / No Filtration10 months in neutral French oak barriques Sustainable and natural vineyard management, natural yeasts, and...
Château Haut-Monplaisir, Cahors Prestige, 2015
WRITE UP COMING SOON! © Healthiest Pour 2020100% Malbec22 years24+ daysNo Fining / No Filtration1/3 New French oak, 1/3 1-year old French oak, 1/3 2-year old French oakSustainable farming with organic practices, hand-harvested for precise selection of grapesPOUR...
Domaine Labranche Laffont, Madiran, Vieilles Vignes, 2015
As coronavirus runs its rampage through our society we have been rationing our wine (does that sound familiar in your household too?). As a result, it has been a little too long since we've have had a French wine, let alone one of our favorites – a 100% Tannat from...
Per Elisa, Toscano Rosso – IGT, 2012
In Suvereto, Livorno, not so far from the reputed Bolghieri appellation, is a family-run agriturismo, Azienda Agricola Rabitti, specializing in olive oil, truffles and of course, wine. The family pridefully makes artisanal products using only natural methods, and...
Arnaldo Caprai, Collepiano, Montefalco Sagrantino, DOCG, 2013
Always on the lookout for another Umbrian delight, Arnaldo Caprai’s 2013 Sagrantino was a delicious treat. Made from 100% Sagrantino grapes, Collepiano, named for the slopes and hills on which the vineyards lay, is rich and complex delivering an elegant and...
Sula Vineyards, Cabernet-Shiraz, Nashik, Maharashtra, 2016
India – it is the country of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Indira Gandhi, the Taj Mahal, Bollywood’s glitz and glam, tandoor delicacies and beautiful silk and gold-threaded saris – and also Sula Vineyards. As rich as the aromas of colorful, mixed Indian...
Chateau Pineraie, Cahors Malbec, 2012
Cahors has a long tradition of winemaking and according to a manuscript dating from 1456 AD, the Burc family of Chateau Pineraie were already land owners at that time. Five generations later, vigneron Jean-Luc Burc shares a 50-hectare estate with his two daughters,...
Nino Negri, 5 Stelle, Sforzato di Valtellina, 2013, DOCG
Tonight, we had a real treat. We shared a bottle of Sforzato (Sfursat). If you have never had Sforzato, or even heard of it, it is for good reason. This rare wine is difficult to find outside of the Valtellina region of Lombardy in Northern Italy, and nearly...
Bodegas La Cartuja Priorat, DOCa, 2017
A short trip over the border of southwest France will leave you Spain, in the community of Catalonia. In the late 1100’s, monks decided to start growing grapes in the unique volcanic sandy soil containing slate and quartz. In fact, much of the soil is composed of...
Mastroberardino, Radici Taurasi, DOCG, 2012
After a rough week of work, we decided to splurge a little by indulging in one of our favorites: Aglianico. Much like Malbec from Cahors, this black grape produces a deeply colored, leathery, bold, dry wine, exploding with tannins. Much like a spin around the block in...
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