Mary Taylor Wines Christophe Avi Agenais Rose 2024 colchagua valley because Thierry and Eric Kientzler

because Thierry and Eric Kientzler have a nose for making utterly pitch perfect wine so persuasively Alsatian that if you hold the glass up to the window

Maloof is the only one of those 29 wineries buying Pinot Gris from Temperance Hill

but they did make wine here

Cranberries

and a strong element of savory spices like oregano

Mary Taylor Wines Christophe Avi Agenais Rose 2024 colchagua valley because Thierry and Eric KientzlerChristope Avi is the latest gem of a winemaker discovered by Mary Taylor in her search for underappreciated wines across France, Italy, and Spain. Christophe started working for his familys Domaine du Bois de Simon in 1992, and perfected the blend he calls blood of the Garonne, a roughly half and half mix of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon, which he farms biodynamically. Agen is on the river about halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, and we think this