Sylvain Martinez 'Goutte d'O' Anjou 2022 Spain

Sylvain Martinez 'Goutte d'O' Anjou 2022 SpainSylvain Martinez is a quiet dude, and despite the fact that he's been attending and pouring at France's most important, 20 year old natural wine fair Le Dive Bouteille every year it's been held, he has somehow managed to avoid becoming particularly famous whether in France or here in the US. This is great news for us, because it means we are able to obtain genuine wines that have zero hype but all the actual pedigree of someone who's been making

elecampane root and eucalyptus

This Assyrtiko

The vineyard thrives in a hot

simple-seeming French labels can hide natural wines of real depth and complexity

This Cabernet Franc from the masterful Bruno Rochard is a paradigm of the grape in Anjou: blue and black fruit

transparent wines and handling every step of the process on their own

Domaine de Beaurenard

A great iteration of a Bordeaux variety but with a little more sass

The Cabernet glass is perfect for full-bodied

slight variations in color and form may occur

froofy monstrosities

(Industrial limoncello is sometimes bitter