Domaine Ilarria Irouléguy Rosé 2021

Domaine Ilarria Irouléguy Rosé 2021A blend of Tannat and Cabernet Franc that is ripe and juicy like a plum about to burst; a very generous vintage for this wine. Alpine strawberry, sour cherry, rhubarb, and savory roasted red pepper all kept in check with refreshing Basque minerality. More vivid and more ruddy than anything from Provence, this is almost getting into light red territory. This vintage also feels just a bit more rustic and playful than in the past. Peio Espil of Domaine

This is what grape vines do without humans wrangling them into neat rows

she dislikes organic certification because she feels it misses the forest for the trees

' The nose is quite pretty and stoney

The wines are made with a minimalist approach in the cellar

life-affirming soul of great Beaujolais

Vinified in cement and large old oak barrels (bourguignonnes)

From the importer: Las Canciones No

which is right at the center of the natural wine scene in Austria

The high-toned blood orange acidity works incredibly well with the black cherry and blackberry flavors that dominate the palate

with fermentation and aging in older oak

is now making waves with her new line of innovative natural wines called Folklore

Barbara's first vintage was 2004 and she has been unassumingly making some of the most precise