Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2023 Wine Bar | Featured Red The staves were air-dried and

The staves were air-dried and seasoned for varying periods—18 months to five years—before toasting and charring

with an excellent long finish

as the most highly condensed vapors were captured and bottled in the still (as opposed to being balanced out during distillation)

Chinga Quedito Jabalí is produced by Bezaleel Arellanes an 11th generation Mezcalero

Fermented in glass-lined cement and aged 12 months in large Slavonian oak—the same extended maceration as their Brunello—this wine opens with herbal aromatics that blow off to reveal woodland berries

Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2023 Wine Bar | Featured Red The staves were air-dried andLeeuwin Estate is one of the most prestigious names in Margaret River, founded in 1973 with early guidance from Robert Mondavi and famous for its benchmark Art Series Chardonnay. Prelude is the estate's second tier, a more approachable, earlier drinking line that still carries the house polish. This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a region that rivals Bordeaux for the grape, with a maritime climate that keeps it fresh and structured rather than jammy.