2020 Quinta do Javali 'Clos Fonte do Santo' Cherry Tree Vineyard, Douro, Portugal Vignobles Pueyo Aged apple brandy produced by

Aged apple brandy produced by Starlight Distillery in Starlight

who organically tends and hand harvests her hundred-plus-year-old vines

descending on a donkey from the monastery

bringing together traditions of each craft

fruity nose and dynamic mineral scents

2020 Quinta do Javali 'Clos Fonte do Santo' Cherry Tree Vineyard, Douro, Portugal Vignobles Pueyo Aged apple brandy produced byOn my trip through Douro last spring, this red was the most surprising wine I tasted. Coming from one of the most severe vineyards Ive ever seen, planted to one of the appellations highest points, these wind whipped vines are on pure schists without any topsoil. Vines on broken shale, literally. You almost have to see the terrain to believe it. The work it takes to farm this makes almost no sense until you taste the wine which has no real comparison