Gaël Petit “La Combe des Rieu” Tavel 2022 Size:Each

Gaël Petit “La Combe des Rieu” Tavel 2022 Size:EachThis ruby colored southern Rhne Valley ros is from Tavel, the only appellation devoted exclusively to ros production. Deep and complex, it could be treated like a red and described similarly. But the texture of La Combe Des Rieu is distinctly more delicate and thirst quenching in a way that a red (with more tannin) could never imitate.

One of the finest values in Burgundy

and raspberries

comes the hippest wine of Spain

and yet this fifty-year-old vineyard has always hidden in plain sight

we begin with the traditional components of this storied spirit: the unholy trinity of wormwood

allowing for a better retention of natural acidity

already matured for at least six months

is the Chelo distillery – built by Michel Sajous in the place his family has been since 1960

The Traditional Method is used for the wine’s secondary fermentation

Perfect in a cocktail paired with some Mexican food

and the structure and elegance of Touriga Franca

The reposado retains at its core the purity of the blanco and the brief time in the barrel has rounded out the profile with a generous touch of additional complexity