Les Jardins de la Martiniere, Akane No Oka 2019 Australia with spice and bite on

with spice and bite on the long finish

the Savagnin dominates at first

This has fast become a new staple in the fridge and for very good reason

Potentially the only way to make Savagnin even punchier is leave it hanging out on its skins for a while

interesting red that's eminently smashable

Les Jardins de la Martiniere, Akane No Oka 2019 Australia with spice and bite onPlace: Loire, France Grape: Cab Franc Vibe: UNICORN 30 year old Cab Franc, from the bottom of a south east facing slope on clay soils. A beautiful place, and the name translates to "the sun setting over the hill." Fruit was macerated in whole bunches for 10 days with daily pigage, then raised in barrique for a year before moving to cuve for another four. Bottled late 2024. This is a lithe, fragrant expression of the grape. Earthen and floral at the