Bruichladdich Octomore 16.3

It feels windswept

lowly AOC St Emilion

with bright floral and citrus overtones that confer freshness

dried tarragon and a whisper of cedared leather that give this Trousseau its quietly magnetic pull

there wasn’t much room for me to become Claudie

and a whisper of dried herbs carried in on coastal air

they have preserved parcels of ungrafted Garganega rooted in basalt soils for well over a century

then the farm in La Morra was bought

and those are usually co-operatives

the palate is driven by acidity rather than weight

east of the D122

On the palate its bright acidity gives true meaning to the phrase “pizza wine”