Saint Hilaire - Semi-Sweet 2019 (750ml) Franciaocrta 100 mm of rain the

100 mm of rain the last half of June provided significant reserves for the vines to survive that heat and dry conditions of the following six weeks

Pressing then occurs approximately seven days after crushing and the  wine is then put into predominately American oak to mature

Cocoa and candied cherry aromas

Lolea sets itself apart from all other sangrias that we have tasted so far

(Tasted: April 8

Saint Hilaire - Semi-Sweet 2019 (750ml) Franciaocrta 100 mm of rain theBlanquette de Limoux is probably the oldest sparkling wine in the world. We know that in 1531, the Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of Saint Hilaire were already producing Blanquette de Limoux which certainly makes it France's Oldest Sparkling Wine preceding Champagne by more than a century. By 1794 Blanquette de Limoux was well known and appreciated throughout France. About that time, it was discovered by a famous American, Thomas Jefferson. Among his