A terrific vin de soif and such a pleasure to drink. It has the joy of Gamay and the seriousness of Pinot—the juicy nose and the soulful depths. Vines average 30 years of age; the wine is raised in tank on its fine lees and bottled in the spring following harvest. Malolactic tends to happen with the reds chez Huards.
Mondeuse is becoming a cult favorite with wine geeks. If you like Beaujolais yet want to try something different, Mondeuse is your wine. Lots of fruit up front, good acid, fresh, lowish alcohol. Excellent food wine.
Their young and fresh red 2018 Viña Alberdi, already a Reserva (Crianza in Spain), matured in oak barrel for two years—in new barrels for the first year and in used barrels for the second year. During the élevage, they racked the wine manually from barrel...