Pascal’s wines are beautiful and unique
And David Reynaud has one of the most beautiful parcels in Crozes
and Austria
roast salmon
Though that didn’t stop me from drinking my two-bottle allocation of the new vintage straightaway
Clos Rougeard “Le Bourg” 2018 Italy Fest 2025 Pascal’s wines are beautiful andBroad and resonant, this opens with dark plum skin, black cherry, and cassis bud, layered with cigar box, loamy earth, and a warm, iron tinged depth that immediately signals scale. The palate is expansive and slow moving, built around dense, savory fruit and polished but authoritative tannins, with acidity integrated rather than leading. Notes of leather, black tea, and damp soil unfurl gradually, carrying into a long, enveloping finish that feels