Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera Del Duero Size:12x750ml cigar box and dusty soil

cigar box and dusty soil plus a touch of garrigue

balanced and hugely long finish

kirsch and whiffs of the sauvage and forest floor

Baked apple tart

The 2016 Chardonnay Genevieve's Block simply sings of jasmine

Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera Del Duero Size:12x750ml cigar box and dusty soilDeep red. Seductively perfumed nose offers deep raspberry and rose scents along with bright minerality. Fleshy red fruit flavors deliver a powerful but controlled punch, with complicating notes of sexy oak spice and good mineral lift. An exotic orange peel quality builds on the long, silky finish, which is strikingly pure and persistent. Josh Raynolds