Chateau Bellegrave Pomerol 2018 MH and the wine is still

and the wine is still youthful — give it another five or six years to fully open

Sipsmith London Dry Gin is fresh

it sits between a liqueur and an aperitivo

arguably the most famous piece of ground in Napa: hand-harvested Sauvignon Blanc with a bit of Sémillon

From the volcanic slopes of Monte Amiata in southern Tuscany

Chateau Bellegrave Pomerol 2018 MH and the wine is stillOld school Pomerol from the Bouldy family, who farm 8. 5 hectares in the southwest of the appellation organically and biodynamically (Ecocert since 2009). The blend is roughly 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, and the style leans toward elegance over power polished, mouth filling, with the iron and mineral signature the appellation is famous for. The 2018 is a generous, ripe vintage in Pomerol, giving the wine plenty of plush mid palate fruit while