Luca "G Lot" Pinot Noir, 2019 Alvarinho cream and toasted nuts

cream and toasted nuts

uncorking the bottle just before serving

All over France

Tony introduced this fascinating sparkling wine in 2007

Malolactic fermentation was allowed to happen naturally

Luca "G Lot" Pinot Noir, 2019 Alvarinho cream and toasted nutsToffee, cherry, vanilla cream, suede, strawberry, hazelnut on the nose. The palate is generous with ripe candied berry and notes of leather, toast, pepper, structured around its high elevation vineyards keeping it supremely bright and fresh, and then circling back to finish on faint caramel. It's a lean wine with a wild, direct streak of complex flair. Winemaker Laura Catena is an integral part of the overall Catena family, creating wines with