La Bancale 'Baton' 2020 no-wrapin

La Bancale 'Baton' 2020 no-wrapinThis curious, co fermented "neither red nor white" wine hails from a single vineyard, a field blend of 50% Carignan, 30% Grenache Gris and 20% of various Languedoc Roussillon white grapes, including Macabeu, Carignan Gris and Tourbat. The vineyard was planted in 1937, making these 80 year old vines, and it's situated at 1475 feet above the sea level on pure granite soil. All of this means this light, deeply herbal red has tons going on: redcurrant,

Local dialect for 'vine shoot

there's hints of mint

and 11% malted barley

sourced only from New York state

) of native Greek varieties from abandoned and untended vineyards

The ideal addition to your charcuterie board or entertaining set up: use these nesting bowls to hold jams

with black cherry in the nose leading to a nice density on the palate

We love Ulli Stein's dry Riesling called 'Blauschiefer

NY's Olmsted Park System

giving the amaretto a more delicate almond and apricot flavor

An industry standard

A Champagne from the fabulous