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Ladies Choice Wine Club This wine club is dedicated to all the ladies out there who like their red wines, light, low alcohol and delicious. A red-only wine club, think Mencía, Gama y, Pinot Noir, easy, enjoyable, and a bit weird: Grolleau, Ruche, Schioppettino, Poulsard etc.. This wine club and the name were inspired by Alejandro’s wife Melissa Keller, thank her or blame her. Ladies Choice Vol. 15 Our Ladies Choice Club is anchored by two delicious field blends. This clubusually showcases single varietal wines, as they are easy to keep on thelighter, yet here you get blends, from two of the most important winemakersin their respective countries.Both Roland Velich of Moric and António Madeira represent a centralEuropean and Iberian vanguard focused on stripping away modern cellarmanipulation to highlight regional heritage. In Austria's Burgenland, Velichchallenges convention by using a fractional solera system spanning 10 yearsof reserve stocks to blend young base-vintage blaufränkisch, zweigelt,and pinot noir. In Portugal's Dão region, Madeira works as a viticulturalarcheologist, preserving ancient, co-planted field blends and native grapesalong the granitic slopes of the Serra da Estrela. Both winemakers protecthigh natural acidity, fresh fruit energy, and authentic site expression.Sensorially, these 2022 reds showcase distinct geological profiles whilesharing a lightweight, agile structure. While Moric balances youthful energywith multi-vintage complexity, Madeira provides a direct, granite-inflectedsnapshot of high-altitude mountain terrain, leaving both wines with a clean,refreshing, and mineral-focused finish.Weingut Moric Hausmarke Rot Solera 2022 $25.00This red wine represents a multi-vintage fractional blend combiningblaufränkisch, rotburger, and blauburgunder in a traditional solera style.Winemaker Roland Velich assembles this cuvée from estate plots,integrating every harvest from 2012 through 2022 except the 2013 lot. Thewinemaking utilizes low-intervention protocols, featuring a completelyspontaneous fermentation driven by native wild yeasts in neutral woodentuns. The wine matures naturally without adjustments, focusing on a playfulexpression of Burgenland fruit.It displays a bright ruby color, releasing clear notes of fresh currant, juicy redcherry, earth, and wild spice. On the palate, a light-to-medium-bodied frameis exceptionally fresh and agile, reading as a finessed homage to CruBeaujolais. Soft, fine-grained tannins provide a gentle structural backbonethat supports the fruit without dominating the clean mouthfeel. An energeticthread of natural acidity cuts cleanly through the center. It finishes dry, long,and highly drinkable.Antonio Madeira Vinho Tinto 2022 $ 23Sourced from small, biodynamically farmed plots scattered across thegranite-rich foothills of the Serra da Estrela sub-region of the Dão, this cuvéecaptures the raw, high-elevation soul of ancient Portugueseviticulture. Crafted from a traditional field blend of young and old vines—predominantly Jaen (Mencía), Alfrocheiro, and Baga—the fruit is handledwith extreme gentleness in the cellar. Winemaker Antonio Madeira relies onspontaneous native-yeast fermentation in open lagares with gentle foottreading, prioritizing low extraction to preserve pure aromaticprecision. Maturation takes place over 18 months in old French oak casks,allowing the liquid to harmonize without masking the underlying graniteterroir. It is bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal added sulfur.In the glass, it pours a bright, translucent ruby hue with vibrant magentareflections. The aromatics are remarkably expressive, bursting with wildblackberries, red currants, crushed violets, dried thyme, and an intriguing,savory undercurrent of graphite and wet granite dust. On the palate, a"crystalline" core of high-altitude, mountain-driven acidity cuts cleanlythrough the ripe red berry fruit. Fine, powdery tannins frame the mid-palatewith a delicate, chalky grip that gives the wine exceptional vertical structurewhile remaining entirely supple and weightless. It concludes with anintensely fresh, mouthwatering finish that leaves a persistent, saline trail ofdark minerals, dried herbs, and cracked black pepper.Enjoy, Show more