Emilio Moro Finca Resalso

and that unmistakable Loire undercurrent of damp earth and tobacco leaf

and pomegranate

Light-bodied and agile on its feet

The tannins are finely woven and gently textured

with a lift of violet and a faint whiff of fermenting grape skins that signals its playful intent

Lytton is named for sea captain William Lytton who purchased the property in the 1870s

earthy without austerity

Lambert’s Saumur Franc expresses a gorgeous purity of red raspberry fruit and blueberry fruit on the nose and palate

The palate is brisk and nervy

If you can recall the flush stirrings of your first teenage romance immortalized in Austrud Gilberto’s Bossa Nova rendition of Rogers and Hammerstein’s song “It Might as Well be Spring” you’ve got this wine – charming

co-operative style

He wasn’t afraid: he grabbed a chainsaw as if it were a sword