Craig Gandolf

The best antidote for me, in times like these, is practicing self-care and pulling out the special bottles from the cabinet that I don’t necessarily have to share. Spanning two centuries is a mean feat for any wine, but it’s even more impressive for a Rose made from the extremely rare Estaladina grape. This Spanish Rosado features the fruit that comes from hand-harvested, pre-phylloxera vines planted in 1910. Full-bodied and firmly structured this Rosado says, “serve me with a well-crafted meal of grilled lobster, or a Veal Chop Milanese.” The distinct minerality of the wine will transport you to the steep slate hills of northwest Spain, and the intense fruit flavors capture the essence of the Iberian sun.