Bodega Norton Bubbles 101 Bottle:12 Barrels: French & American oak

Barrels: French & American oak

peach and flower scents lead the nose of this elegant white

The showy 2018 Malbec Finca Bella Vista shows a similar profile as the rest of the single-vineyard bottlings

silky finish in this classic wine

50-year-old vines contribute to weight and richness to this otherwise fresh-tasting Burgundy unadorned with the taste of new oak

Bodega Norton Bubbles 101 Bottle:12 Barrels: French & American oakMy favorite vintage was 2010 which produced grapes that were ripe but due to heavy rains some of the grapes had green seeds which after pressing resulted in wine with a lovely, herbal character (especially for those like me who enjoy this herbal quality in Loire cabernet franc). In cooler vintages David prefers to use barrels with more toast and so accordingly medium plus toasted barrels were used for the 2010 vintage.