Recaredo Corpinnat Rosat 'Intens' Brut Nature 2022 Wachau more vividly limestone-driven mineral character—almost

more vividly limestone-driven mineral character—almost a Chablis-like saltiness and snap

iron-dominated mineral core flanked by dark fruit and shot through with muscular tannins

Comprising 75% steel-tank-raised fruit from these Joncquières holdings and 25% de-classified Châteauneuf-du-Pape vinified and aged in cement

Christoph ages the “Alte Reben” a staggering three years in used 500-liter barrels

Perrières nonetheless offers a chiseled intensity typical of Christophe’s style

Recaredo Corpinnat Rosat 'Intens' Brut Nature 2022 Wachau more vividly limestone-driven mineral character—almostRecaredos uncompromisingly vinous, deeply colored sparkling ros is produced from fully ripe Monastrell and Garnacha, pressed slowly and given six hours of skin maceration, and given five years of lees aging. Bright, sappy, and bursting with salt flecked fruit, this wine simultaneously expresses the verve of the vintage and the solar imprint of the terroir. If most still ros from the French stretch of the sea straitjackets itself with overcropping,