tasting continuously through aging in French Limousin barrels
Chef collaborations are usually a label and a handshake
There's a distinct chalky minerality on the finish that keeps you longing for more
specializing in expressive Grand Cru Champagnes from the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs
then finished with 5% of still red wine from Cumieres
La Loba Ribera del Duero 2019 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 tasting continuously through aging inRibera del Duero is a region of big names, big oak and plush, upholstered Tempranillo. La Loba is none of that. It's the solo project of Ana Carazo, who farms a handful of hundred year old vines high up at the rugged, remote Soria end of the appellation sandy soils, cold nights, and almost nobody else around. She works alone, picks by hand, ferments with native yeasts and ages in neutral barrels, which is to say she does very little except keep the