Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE This salmon-hued rosé from Ployez-Jacquemart

This salmon-hued rosé from Ployez-Jacquemart blends Pinot Meunier

it's whole-cluster fermented with native yeasts to capture the power and finesse of classic Côte-Rôtie Syrah

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

A whiskey finished in a custom-built toasted (not charred) barrel

Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2018 JURARARE This salmon-hued rosé from Ployez-JacquemartOne 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