Vodka doesn’t usually come with a backstory
they have fermented and aged wines in buried terracotta amphorae (giare)
Skull Wines is a project led by former NY somm Patrick Capiello and California alt-superstar Pax Mahle
Jean-François Régnier took over at age 20 from his father
yet with old-school California suaveness and swagger
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Rouge, 1999 SO032425 Pouillon Vodka doesn’t usually come withThe 1999 vintage is widely regarded as the first of the great modern Northern Rhne vintagesthe year everything went right. For a family that has made Hermitage since 1481, that's saying something. Jean Louis Chave's 1999 is pure class: mineral drenched red and blackcurrant, smoked meat, camphor, crushed rock, and peppery herbs, with medium to full body and a seamlessly constructed palate. Ripe, well founded tannins carry delicious fullness and