Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais Descabezado 2025 NO20231025 dried apples

dried apples

lightly macerated on the skins

From the producer: Acre Mezcal Cenizo is harvested from the wild and has a medium nose and complex taste with a light

the biodynamic farming gives it lift

The result is a Saint-Aubin that pulls off the difficult trick of being both generous (south-facing power) and crisp (mineral restraint from the rocky soil)

Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais Descabezado 2025 NO20231025 dried applesJos Luis Bastas and his partner Daniela Lorenzo work old, ungrafted Pas vines in Chile's Maule Valley, and "Descabezado" literally "beheaded" refers to the traditional head pruned bush vine training that's kept these heritage vineyards alive for generations. Pas was Chile's workhorse grape for centuries before falling out of fashion; in the right hands and on the right soils, it makes light, juicy, soulful red. This one drinks like a Chilean cousin to