E. Guigal (Chateau de Nalys) Chateauneuf-du-Pape Grand Vin 2017 JULY4 and a splash of Viognier

and a splash of Viognier handles the perfume

often into November

the kind of weeknight white that punches well above its station

The estate had a twenty-year head start on sustainable agriculture and is now Demeter-certified

The 21 year El Dorado is from a blend of rums between 21 and 25 years of age

E. Guigal (Chateau de Nalys) Chateauneuf-du-Pape Grand Vin 2017 JULY4 and a splash of ViognierA landmark bottle: 2017 was the first vintage that Guigal vinified at Chteau de Nalys from start to finish after acquiring this storied Chteauneuf estate. The drought marked 2017 vintage yielded tiny, intensely concentrated berries, and you can feel that density in the glass. Sourced from the holy trinity of Nalys parcels La Crau, Bois Snchal, and Nalys this is a Grenache led blend with Syrah, Mourvdre, Counoise, and Muscardin, raised 18 months in a