2021 Domaine Douloufakis Liatiko, Crete, GreeceABOUT THIS WINE 100% Liatikoone of Cretes noblest indigenous red grapeshistorically used for sun dried sweet wines, but increasingly explored for dry table reds. Aged for 12 months in large, used French barrels. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Located in the hills south of the Cretan capital of Herakleion, the family domaine of the Alba educated Nikos Douloufakis is one of the highest quality small producers on the island. The town of Dafnes where the vineyards

After working for producers such as Ridge and earning a viticulture degree from Fresno State

The limited number of bottles produced annually allows them to offer a very refined

This vineyard is in the heart of Beaujolais and widely considered one of the truly magical sites in all of Beaujolais

He makes red and white wines which showcase the purity of his fruit and masterful élevages

along with a few clones of Syrah and Viognier

he finally returned home in the mid-nineteen sixties to assume his role as co-director of DRC

If Coenobium is a wine of autumn

located in Brézème on a steep south-facing slope comprised of limestone soils

but had been in their family since 1894

we wanted to remain dedicated to telling the Above Ground/Below Ground story

with some parcels already certified and others in the process of obtaining certification

or even alongside aged Comté cheese