Bedrock Old Vine Rose "Ode to Lulu" 2024Pale rose gold in the glass, this Mourvdre based ros channels old vines and delta sands with quiet confidence. The nose opens on white peach, grapefruit peel, and crushed flowers, edged with savory herbs and a faint saline lift. On the palate, bright acidity frames watermelon and wild strawberry, but theres real substance beneath a gently mouth filling texture, herbal depth, and stony minerality that keep it grounded

The Altare family originally comes from the town of Dogliani

mostly terraced slopes

integrated acidity

and food pairing suggestions

An incredible wine from this estate that's as good as anything in the vintage

I tasted this wine and loved it

and Pauillac gravel

chalk-dust tannins and a steady

No Petit Cheval this year

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Razor clams broiled and juiced with lemon and sea salt and that’s all—or clams sautéed for mere minutes in olive oil with a tomato crushed through your bare hand right above them

and the discreet murmur of black pepper