La Vieux Lavoir -- 2016 Côtes du Rhône -- Pujaut, Rhone, France Patagonia is an area around

Patagonia is an area around twice the size of California that straddles both Chile and Argentina

and the Racines Chardonnay

The wine is made from 100% Jacquère grapes from sustainably grown vines that average 40+ years old

even stinky cheese

The high acidity (Xinomavro means “acid black”) and tannins of the grape usually make it a wine that benefits from patient cellaring

La Vieux Lavoir -- 2016 Côtes du Rhône -- Pujaut, Rhone, France Patagonia is an area aroundCtes du Rhne Rouges are some of the worlds highest value wines because the palate of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan and Cinsault gives flexibility to winemakers to maximize what nature has given each vintage. In addition, these optimized blends issue from innumerable family owned wineries that have long ago paid their last mortgage payment and have the benefit of generations of trial and error to guide the hundreds of choices that go into each