Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose and make some of the

and make some of the purest

razor sharp and taut and loaded with freshly squeezed lime juice and salty

Drink chilled with a second bottle close by

refined Blanc de Blancs with incredibly precise

aged for four months in used oak on its lees for texture

Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose and make some of theWe love the wines of Birichino in Santa Cruz California, who specialise in a special kind of sourcery: using intense, concentrated old vine fruit to make wines that are medium bodied, elegant and balanced, without any flab or excess. This comes from a small vineyard in Contra Costa planted in 1895 (!). It's spicy, peppery and unfurls with lovely dark cherry fruit and hints of anise.