Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 MARQUE A bourbon made with high-rye

A bourbon made with high-rye content

A wine that keeps setting up an expectation and then cheerfully declining to meet it

From the importer: An aromatic spirit with a strong fruity and floral scent that brings a light and earthy smell when poured in a glass

then infuses it with a closely guarded blend of herbs

In the 1850s

Domaine Saint-Cyr VdF Melo 2023 MARQUE A bourbon made with high-ryeThree grapes, one tank, layered in like a mille feuille. Melo is Raphael Saint Cyr's co ferment of Gamay, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from forty year old vines, stacked in alternating layers in concrete and left to macerate cold and carbonic for a couple of weeks. The white grapes fermenting alongside the red lift the whole thing, and the result is a light, translucent red built entirely for drinking rather than contemplating. It's farmed organically,