Bergstrom Pantagruel Syrah 2019Region: United States Appellation: American AVA Color Style: Red,Full bodied Grapes: Syrah An American AVA Syrah; pantagruel is blended from best our best barrels out of the various West Coast AVAs that make up our single state gargantua wines. Together, they showcase a philosophy, a palate, and a vision of American Syrah that captures fresh juicy flavors with a panoply of spice, garrigue herbs, sweet fruit, and mineral character that tells the world

The wine possesses a suave

Jérôme Bourgeois-Diaz is a 4th generation vigneron who has been making some of the most compelling Champagne in Crouttes-sur-Marne

is a world of slate

a touch of beeswax

most terroir-driven wines in the region

once the crew had independently mastered vineyard management

The small estate of 6 hectares is part of regional traditions as much for the grape varieties as for the winemaking

59% crab and heirloom apples (Wickson

As I mentioned in the introduction

raspberry coulis

Clos Marfisi is part of the latter

from organic farming to fermentation by native yeasts: "In the winery