Covenant, Cabernet Sauvignon (Kosher), 2019 October_Reductions The 2019 Joseph Roty Griottes-Chambertin

The 2019 Joseph Roty Griottes-Chambertin Grand Cru is a stunning expression of Pinot Noir

The winemaking emphasizes purity and terroir expression

honey and baked apple notes predominating

Would do well in many cocktails but has enough complexity to hold its own

part of Germany’s Mosel region

Covenant, Cabernet Sauvignon (Kosher), 2019 October_Reductions The 2019 Joseph Roty Griottes-ChambertinCovenant is the producer that made serious kosher Napa Cabernet a real category, and this is the flagship bottling. It is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, made the way Jeff Morgan makes everything here: the grapes are never crushed, just left to release their juice as they ferment, and only the free run wine goes into the blend. That gentleness is why the tannins land silky rather than grippy, framing the cassis, blackberry and black cherry