Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE and his Pinot Grigio has

and his Pinot Grigio has become the bottle that converts skeptics

where each decision—from harvest timing to barrel selection—is made in service of expressing Ambonnay's distinctive terroir

and that original scrap of gnarled

undiluted (Genshu) Junmai sake from Chiyo Shuzo in Nara

Native fermentation in stainless steel barrels

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE and his Pinot Grigio hasOne of Graves' great chteaux, with vines planted on the region's famous deep gravels. Carbonnieux Rouge is Cabernet Sauvignon led, classically Pessac in profile fine tannins, freshness, integrated oak, and what we'd call luxury without weight. 2018 in Pessac Lognan was a powerful, structured vintage: this is the denser, more brooding face of Carbonnieux, with dark fruit, gravel, and a real spine of Cabernet. Notably, the chteau itself recommends