Claire Hill "Del Barba" Mourvedre Contra Costa County 2020

Claire Hill "Del Barba" Mourvedre Contra Costa County 2020I first met Claire in France on a trip with the Louis Dressner team. We found out we had a bunch of friends in common, and that we both make a little wine on the side. Needless to say, she and I hit it off and have remained good friends. I first tasted her wines 2 years ago and was blown away, and now that our friends at Selection Massale are selling her wines in New York we couldn't resist grabbing some of these fantastic bottles for the club. Del

fleshy pear and wildflower honey notes shine through

with bitter orange

Maccario also makes a very small amount of this absolutely delicious white wine

Purchased directly from importer upon release and stored in a temperature controlled facility

after having worked a few years with Pax Mahle in Sebastopol

even notes of leather that are extremely satisfying

A beautiful nose of honeysuckle

My main criteria for liking a wine is if the bottle is empty on the table

This Grenache comes from the Vaucluse

rosé-like refreshment

10% whole cluster while the Azal is direct press

though you can more commonly find wines in the mold of this from a younger generation thumbing their noses at the template set by Robert Parker