Sebastian David, Cabernet Franc, ‘Hurluburlu’, Loire Valley, France, 750mL Novara which sits on the tongue

which sits on the tongue for a good long while

This Whisky is blended by Ichiro Akuto

Fully aged at the distillery for 4 years in casks that previously held South African whisky

Domaine Glinavos’ Paleokerisio (“Old-Style” or “Old-School” in the local dialect) is a pleasant potable puzzle

Fresh as a white but complex enough to be a red

Sebastian David, Cabernet Franc, ‘Hurluburlu’, Loire Valley, France, 750mL Novara which sits on the tongueWhen you imagine the French winemakers producing the quaffable juice in your glass, dont you envision old weather worn farmers and young hairy hippies, smoking cigarettes and drinking wine at lunchtime from an old jug with Duralex glasses? Hurluberlu refers to that exact image. Hurluburlu is an exaltation of Sebastien Davids eccentricities as a producer. Although he is the product of a 15 generation tradition of wine making, he is anything but