"Le Fils des Gras Moutons", 2017 Ciliegiolo laced with high-toned blueberry notes

laced with high-toned blueberry notes and underpinned by Carignan's tarry black notes

white and red meat dishes

nectarine on the nose

smaller capacity and thinner staves (versus the thicker ones of the huge wooden tanks called a tonel or balseiro used for Ruby and Vintage Ports)

"Le Fils des Gras Moutons", 2017 Ciliegiolo laced with high-toned blueberry notesHoneycomb, peach, white flowers. Stone minerality on the palate. Dry and refreshing with a hint of peach pit and apricot. Made by Claude, Thrse & Sbastien Branger in the Muscadet Svre et Maine region of France. The father and son team prunes their vines for low yields, harvests by hand (a rarity in this land of machine harvesting), and lets its wine rest on the lees until bottling, which is done without fining and with a light filtrationthe classic