Gour de Chaule Gigondas Cuvee Tradition 2022 MARQUE Byron Kosuge knows Carneros as

Byron Kosuge knows Carneros as well as anyone alive—he spent fifteen years making the Pinots at Saintsbury before going out on his own in 2004

it tastes like summer on the rocks

and 30% Mourvedre

both of which translate beautifully through the bubbles

and built for a chill — this is geek-vineyard fruit served with a wink

Gour de Chaule Gigondas Cuvee Tradition 2022 MARQUE Byron Kosuge knows Carneros asFive generations of the Bonfils family have run Domaine du Gour de Chaule in the heart of Gigondas village, with Stephanie Fumoso at the helm, joined by her son Paul and Rosenthal bringing the wines stateside. The Cuvee Tradition is the classic statement: mostly old vine Grenache rounded out with Syrah and Mourvedre, grown in the rocky soils beneath the jagged Dentelles de Montmirail. It's aged in a mix of old foudres and concrete, so the emphasis is