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and blood orange lead the way

While approachable in its youth for its vibrant fruit and polished texture

The palate shows complexity and sweetness

Their Pinot Gris showcases the variety's ability to develop complex aromatics while maintaining the mineral backbone that defines quality Alsace whites

honest red Burgundy at the entry tier — and the gateway to David Trousselle's small Hautes-Côtes estate

Lelouvier, Calvados Fine, NV SO041126 Salvo Foti and blood orange lead theNormandy never got the memo about grapes. Calvados is apple brandy: orchard fruit fermented into cider, then distilled and rested in oak, and it is Normandy's answer to every whiskey ever made. 'Fine' is the entry rung of the Calvados ladder, requiring a minimum of two years in cask, which means this is young enough to still taste like fruit but aged enough to have shed its rough edges. Drink it the way the French do at the table, as the trou normand,