La Grange de Noue Méa 'Le Patriste' 2019 Spain

La Grange de Noue Méa 'Le Patriste' 2019 SpainPerhaps the most 'serious' wine to emerge from the Saint Georges sur Layon couple Herv and Marie of La Grange de Noue Ma, 'Le Patriste' is a Cabernet Franc fashioned in a more 'autumnal' way, with nearly two years of aging in neutral oak barrels, never being topped up, and two further years of aging in bottle before release. Far from being a Big Boy Bordeaux style Cab Franc, however, this wine's nose opens with a bouquet of floral and dried spices,

The name of this whisky has nothing to do with coffee - rather

Total RS 46g/l

But the spritz is more than just an early evening cocktail--it's a style of drinking

and rustic

blending white and red varieties into this bone-dry

while the other is aged in 30-year-old oloroso sherry casks for the remaining three years

with eucalyptus and pine framing its classic cocoa

hearty farmer past of the region

in the Penedès it's frequently grown on rocky

offering a privileged view into spaces not open to the public

" - The Washington Post

at 300 to 600m above sea level