A feminine earth-driven bold wine of 90% Merlot is given structure with 10% Cabernet Franc

This was a good vintage across Tuscany

Alice is the only producer to use it in a sparkling wine

selling the grapes

taking over the family's estate in 1983

"Le Fils des Gras Moutons", 2017 Burgundy A feminine earth-driven bold wineHoneycomb, peach, white flowers. Stone minerality on the palate. Dry and refreshing with a hint of peach pit and apricot. Made by Claude, Thrse & Sbastien Branger in the Muscadet Svre et Maine region of France. The father and son team prunes their vines for low yields, harvests by hand (a rarity in this land of machine harvesting), and lets its wine rest on the lees until bottling, which is done without fining and with a light filtrationthe classic