Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CS20230804 @arnotroberts)

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The palate is well-rounded yet vibrant

Talisker is a top notch distillery making some of the best Scotch around

blended with older reserve wines for depth and consistency

Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CS20230804 @arnotroberts)A Loire vigneron gone rogue in the high country of Ribera del Duero. Bertrand Sourdais, a Frenchman from Chinon, put down roots in Soria, the cold, nearly 1,000 meter eastern edge of the appellation where gnarled old vines survive that most of Spain forgot. La Hormiga ("the ant") comes from iron rich red clay on the Duero's right bank, farmed organically and aged in French oak barrels (about ten months for the 2021; recent vintages 15 18 months in