Manzanilla Pasada is the most serious category of Manzanilla Sherry — it means the wine has remained under flor long enough to develop additional depth and complexity beyond the light
from the historic Beaune house
textured wine that's drier and more complex than the regional norm
Les Romains is all cut and minerality
layered with notes of rose petals
Pierre Gonon, Ardeche Les Iles Feray, 2016 dont_offer Manzanilla Pasada is the mostPierre Gonon is a legend of the Northern Rhone, best known for benchmark Saint Joseph, and Les Iles Feray is the family's more affordable Ardeche cuvee: 100% Syrah from organically farmed vines. It's aromatic, floral and silky, a medium bodied Syrah full of cherry and raspberry that shows the Gonon style in miniature. The 2016 was an excellent, balanced Northern Rhone vintage, and at around a decade old this is drinking beautifully, fresh but with