Bott Frigyes Hárslevelú 'Unfiltered' 2018 Gifts

Bott Frigyes Hárslevelú 'Unfiltered' 2018 GiftsMove over, Chardonnaymeet Hrslevel (harsh LEV el oo), one of Central Europe's most layered and age worthy white wine varieties. It's been used for centuries as a component in Hungary's famous Tokaj wines. Bott Frigyes' Slovak, biodynamically farmed iteration of this tropical but elegant variety is a stunner, for those lovers of full bodied white wines with lots of gas in the tank for aging. Delicious now, though, and will pair beautifully with things

The grape variety Ull de Llebre

It's just the twinkliest

This rare joven mezcal is made with Espadín plants whose piñas were smoked over mesquite

accusing the Washington Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot of giving this wine complexity and structure

people would tell you is "too stinky" to make a delicious or lovely red wine

a hint of lemon

at the stipulated strength of 100 proof

and hypoallergenic

These are bright

Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton

Great for a dirty martini

but when 9th-generation grower Yann Vadin came back from enology school and travel to convert the domaine to organic farming and more hands-off winemaking