El Vinculo La Mancha Crianza 2020 GERAUS assembled from younger Syrah planted

assembled from younger Syrah planted near Condrieu and Verin

Fleuron is where they turn up the intensity: mostly Grand Cru fruit from Cramant and Chouilly

up in the elevated reaches of Mendocino's Potter Valley

›­­ Field blend of wild Guerrero agaves›­­ Roasted and distilled together›­­ Aromatics hung from the arabic still on 2nd distillation›­­ Obregón family recipe›­­ Mezcal artesanal from Mazaltán

El Vinculo La Mancha Crianza 2020 GERAUS assembled from younger Syrah plantedDon Quixote charged the windmills of Campo de Criptana, and Alejandro Fernandez planted Tempranillo in their shadow. La Mancha's reputation was built on cheap bulk wine; Fernandez, the man who made Ribera del Duero famous with Pesquera, came here to argue otherwise. El Vinculo is unapologetically old school Spanish red: 18 months in American and French oak, ripe and earthy, roasted and generous. It's not subtle and it isn't pretending to be, which is