Zarate - Fontecon Tinto 2024 (750ml) New Zealand Marlborough Pinot Gris

Zarate - Fontecon Tinto 2024 (750ml) New Zealand Marlborough Pinot GrisZrate winery is a historic cellar in Ras Baixas, pioneering the development of Albario since the 18th century. Zrate Fontecn Tinto is a blend of 70% Espadeiro and 30% Caio Tinto, named for the plot from which it comes, Fontecn is very much a representation of its site. Poor thin soils over granite produce a wine that is chock full of fleshy red fruits and minerally salty notes with a nose that's surprisingly rich and seductive. This whole bunch juice

The fruit comes from Fox Hill Vineyard and Lost Hills Ranch

while still offering beautiful depth of fruit

menthol and fragrant earth notions complemented by nuances of cigar box and smoked meats

While the wines come from as wide a range of top terroirs as Sonoma can provide

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A blend of Syrah and Merlot creates a nuanced yet well-balanced wine with refined tannins and an uplifting acidity

The combination of this concentration with the naturally high acidity of the Chenin Blanc grape results in wines capable of lasting and improving for decades

it is a brilliant Champagne that will offer a broad drinking window

This Vernaccia from the hilltop town of San Gimignano has notes of ripe lemons and melon

instance the impression is more akin to Dutch liquorice

harmony and complexity—all things that make a wine stand the test of time

59 • RS: 0