Annabella Pinot Noir

Restrained

of whiling away a vernal weekend afternoon with fresh food

more inward voice

lifts the red fruit toward an almost rose petal perfume at the back of the throat

closeout vintages of Janvier’s wines was like drinking a garden of spring greens

spearmint-like freshness

No one is naïve about the difficulties and challenges of growing Pinot Noir away from its home in Burgundy (even there

2022 Marine Descombe Beaujolais-Villages (Mary Taylor) drinks like Beaujolais with its sleeves rolled up—pure Gamay fruit

A restrained

Fermented entirely in stainless steel

front and center

There’s a gentle graphite and crushed stone note running underneath