Villalobos Vinedo Silvestre 'Carignan' Reserve 2018

Villalobos Vinedo Silvestre 'Carignan' Reserve 2018When we say a wine is wild we usually mean it's got a rustic feel. But this wine comes from Carignan allowed to grow as actual wild vines like, 18 feet up in the trees, wild. This is what grape vines do without humans wrangling them into neat rows, and it is so difficult and time consuming to pick grapes from vines that haven't been cultivated that I've never heard of anyone doing this before. I've heard of people with the resources and devotion to

leading to a fresher

juicy and refreshing expression of this joyful grape

Martin shifted his attention to farming his vines with the utmost care in order to yield healthy fruit to produce clean

followed by the brightness of our wild yeast that is perfectly balanced with the naturally occurring lactic acid and rice sediment

worked organically from the start

There is no added alcohol

age-worthy wines from more obscure grape varieties

but this one has a noticeable grip to it

the juice was moved to neutral barrel where it aged for 9-10 months on its lees

this is a delicious and satisfying whisky for the mind and the soul

Catherine and Pierre Breton have been worldwide pied pipers for natural wine for some time now

made on a much smaller-scale in Dutchess County