imparting a lighter oak influence than ex-bourbon casks)
The 2018 vintage delivered ideal conditions: warm and dry with concentrated fruit
Rosso di Montalcino offers an earlier-drinking expression of their Sangiovese—same vineyards as their Brunello but released younger with less oak aging
this grower Champagne represents meticulous viticulture and traditional approach: direct assembly in press
one of America's most respected importers
Brij, Grenache Slo Coast, 2024 msk_champ_ps_22 imparting a lighter oak influenceRaj Parr quietly made his way to the Central Coast, and Brij is the negociant label he started farming in 2020 from Cambria. Named for his father, Brij draws on organic vineyards Parr trusts up and down California; this Grenache comes from the newly minted SLO Coast AVA, the cool, marine influenced strip of San Luis Obispo. The fruit is direct pressed with minimal skin contact and fermented in a 2000L foudre, which is exactly the approach you would