Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais Descabezado 2025 NO20231025 and structured—a serious Nebbiolo from

and structured—a serious Nebbiolo from one of Italy's greatest estates

it started out as treatment for a myriad of ailments

and a concentration that only decades of slow evaporation can produce

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From the producer: Acre Mezcal Cenizo is harvested from the wild and has a medium nose and complex taste with a light

Vina Gonzalez Bastias Pais Descabezado 2025 NO20231025 and structured—a serious Nebbiolo fromJos Luis Bastas and his partner Daniela Lorenzo work old, ungrafted Pas vines in Chile's Maule Valley, and "Descabezado" literally "beheaded" refers to the traditional head pruned bush vine training that's kept these heritage vineyards alive for generations. Pas was Chile's workhorse grape for centuries before falling out of fashion; in the right hands and on the right soils, it makes light, juicy, soulful red. This one drinks like a Chilean cousin to