Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Fruit comes from two contrasting

Fruit comes from two contrasting sites — slate-and-granite slopes above the Sil in Amandi

it pulls 100% Pinot Gris from across the Willamette Valley to capture the whole region in a glass

Lions de Suduiraut is the accessible dry cuvee

This Meursault aged 11 months in French oak balances the region's hallmark richness with crystalline clarity: hazelnut and creamy vanilla entwine with concentrated citrus

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Animas Mezcal Joven Espadin Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Fruit comes from two contrastingEverything here is done the old way, which is another way of saying the hard way. Animas comes from the village of San Juan del Rio in Oaxaca, sitting around 6,300 feet, where maestro mezcalero Humberto Juan works with espadin agave grown by his brother Rodolfo and left to mature about eight years. The pinas are roasted in an underground pit oven, crushed under a stone tahona, fermented in open wooden vats with native yeast, and distilled twice in