Mary Taylor 'Sophie Siadou' Valencay, Loire, France 2022 Case (6x750ml) Idlewild Wines The opening bouquet takes a

The opening bouquet takes a little time and air to fully reveal its ripe red and black fruit underlaid with earth and spice

because the bleeding process requires an excellent sanitary state of the grapes

charcuterie and smoke lend savory complexity to luminous cassis and mulberry flavors here

but  is incredibly polished

Golden yellow color in the glass

Mary Taylor 'Sophie Siadou' Valencay, Loire, France 2022 Case (6x750ml) Idlewild Wines The opening bouquet takes aThe Loire is famous for producing wines with an herbal and fruity quality, and this bottle captures that profile in a 35% Gamay, 35% Malbec and 30% Pinot Noir blend. Ruby in color, the wine has a savory nose of red raspberry, black cherry, dried field grass, sage brush and violet blossom. On the palate, just ripened red fruit is at the lead of the taste with slightly grippy tannins providing thrust on the finish, laced with pleasing chalk and