Textura Dão Textura da Estrela Tinto 2018 Loire Valley Winemaker’s random obsession with bears

Winemaker’s random obsession with bears lends itself to the theme of the labels

Twelve years in new charred American oak give the wheat character room to develop

ARGENTINA : MENDOZA

The grapes come entirely from Ferrand's own vineyards in Grande Champagne — the 1er Cru de Cognac — double-distilled on lees in copper pot alembic stills

Textura Dão Textura da Estrela Tinto 2018 Loire Valley Winemaker’s random obsession with bearsPORTUGAL : DO Jan, Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro MED FULL BODIED, BLACK CURRANT, BLUEBERRY, PLUM, EARTH, CLOVE, OAK This traditional Portuguese field blend was sourced from vineyards with desirable granite soils in Serra da Estrela (the highest mountain range in Portugal). Concentrated and rich, with lots of perfumed dark fruit and plentiful tannin; aged in wood for 15 months but will soften & develop with a few more years in the bottle. ECOLOGY :