B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir El Galpon 2023 070226CHILL The 1995 vintage in Bordeaux

The 1995 vintage in Bordeaux was a classical

Orin Swift and The Prisoner among them

brisk acidity

a serious sparkling wine from a grape nobody was supposed to take seriously

who represented the fourth generation behind the creation of the AOC Pays d'Auge

B. Kosuge Carneros Pinot Noir El Galpon 2023 070226CHILL The 1995 vintage in BordeauxEl Galpon is a small Carneros vineyard adjacent to the equipment shop of the vineyard management crew Byron Kosuge has worked with for decades. The name is Argentinian Spanish for "the shed," and the wine reflects that informalityit's 100% Pinot Noir, aged with a portion in concrete rather than barrel. The result is darker fruited and more textural than Byron's straight Carneros Pinot, with a peppery, almost spicy lift from the concrete. A genuinely