The wind is so ferocious that each hoyo is surrounded by rock walls for protection
long barrel aging with small amounts of new oak (17%) and additional time in stainless steel tanks before bottling
these far Northern Pinot Noirs have shed their rusticity
Cephalonia is an Ionian Island off the Western coast of mainland Greece
and this 2017 is just getting started
La Bernarde -- 2019 ‘Les Hauts du Luc’ Rosé (Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre, Rolle, Syrah) -- Cotes de Provence, France The wind is so ferociousWith the highest vineyards in the Cotes de Provence appellation at 350 meters (it even gets snow during the winter), stony limestone soils and certified organically grown grapes coming exclusively from its estate vineyards, La Bernarde is a very rare wine. Must be expensive, right? Amazingly it is not, and thus makes the cut for Kompas Wine Club. Composed of 46% Cinsault, 27% Grenache, 11% Mourvedre, 9% Rolle, 7% Syrah, this is Ros for any time of