Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose just south of Avize

just south of Avize

with each variety fermented separately in concrete tanks

Wonderful Champagne

gastronomic and just full of layers and complexity

Drink chilled with a second bottle close by

Carignane Old Vines Little Big Block Vineyard, 2022, Birichino Rose just south of AvizeWe 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.