Jean Foillard, Fleurie, 2011 AFKAT_2024 Bartolo Mascarello’s 2016 Barolo is

Bartolo Mascarello’s 2016 Barolo is a perfect example of what makes Barolo such a revered wine

The 2023 is dense and perfumed in classic Volnay style: dark cherry

Decant or carafe in youth

this junmai (pure rice) sake achieves a remarkable flavor complexity: salted dulce de leche

but with enough finesse to highlight the grape’s more elegant side

Jean Foillard, Fleurie, 2011 AFKAT_2024 Bartolo Mascarello’s 2016 Barolo isJean Foillard helped redefine what Cru Beaujolais could be one of Kermit Lynch's "Gang of Four" who traded sugary Nouveau for living, low intervention wine. His Fleurie is the floral, perfumed counterpoint to his Morgons: old vine Gamay on pink granite, semi carbonic fermentation, native yeast, minimal sulfur. The 2011 is a back vintage bottle from a private collection, drinking in a mellow, mature register today. It leans more toward dried fruit and