delivering concentration and complexity that justify serious cellaring
Tepozan Blanco Tequila is an estate-grown
and quince with electric acidity that keeps it dancing
and firm but polished tannins
Tuesday night pasta people—this one’s for you
Bartolo Mascarello, Freisa, 2011 so061624 camino del albarino offer delivering concentration and complexity thatFreisa is one of Piedmont's great oddball grapesa relative of Nebbiolo that's wild, a little rustic, sometimes faintly fizzy or off dry, and adored by insiders. In Bartolo Mascarello's hands it's dry, structured, and serious, made exactly like their Barolo: organic farming, native yeasts, big old casks. The 2011 has had over a decade in bottle, which is exactly what tames Freisa's youthful edge into something more harmonious and savory. A rare, back