2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Sake Rioja is a region typically

Rioja is a region typically known for heavily oaked reds and whites but Bideona is turning that concept on its head by focusing on the fruit and how it relates to terrior

part light red — entirely thrilling

with a deep chill this makes even porch pounding from the bottle somehow sophisticated

This epitomizes decadence

Founded by ninth-generation Californian James Ontiveros

2023 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay Sake Rioja is a region typicallyRed cherry, raspberry, rose petal, and a thread of chalky earth airy and caressing, with the kind of silky texture that makes Volnay famous and the kind of precision that makes Lafarge a reference. Certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic, 50 year old vines on clay limestone, native yeast, 18 months in barrel. Three generations of the same family, the same village, the same conviction Frdric and Clothilde Lafarge making Volnay the way it was