Thier Bonarda was so quaffable
The pairings feel straightforward and intuitive
where fog rolls in off the Pacific each evening and sunlight returns the next morning with a kind of quiet generosity
It is a wine where patience is rewarded by the different nuances that are displayed in the glass
a feeling that you can just keep on drinking because it’s so refreshing … yet it doesn’t lack for depth of character
Domaine Lafouge Auxey Duresses Permier Cru Climat du Val Vernaccia Thier Bonarda was so quaffableMore structured and inward, this opens on darker red fruitblack cherry, plum, and dried currantlayered with iron tinged earth, crushed stone, and a firmer mineral core. The palate shows noticeably more grip, with compact tannins and a deeper, more serious mid palate, the acidity integrated rather than leading. Savory notes of oolong tea, damp limestone, and subtle spice emerge slowly, finishing long and composed. Less charming than the village wine,