Andrea Calek
Penultieme 2015
Out of Ardeche comes a big, powerful, full bodied red wine with lots of ripe black fruit, jammy notes, warm spices, and tanned leather on the nose, with a rich, dense, palate signifying good aging potential. Penultieme is bold, savory, tannic, full of life, with a voluminous mouthfeel. Unapologetically from the Rhône valley.
Grape Varieties: Merlot, Syrah, Viogner
Region: Rhône Valley, France
Tastes like: Cassis, tanned leather, smoke, duhat
Best with: Dry aged steak, aged cheddar, texas barbecue
Size: 750 ml
Alc Content: 13%
made in france by
Andrea Calek
Somewhat of a maverick, Andrea Calek is hyper focused on creating wines of exceptional quality centered around minimal intervention and organic practices. Together with his partner, Stephana, they are able to create beautiful and delicate expressions of ‘Ardeche-ian’ terroir without compromising on any of their ideologies.
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Behind the Bottle
Originally from the Czech Republic, he now makes his wines in the Rhône Valley. An advocate of hyper-natural, absolutely no additives are tolerated in his process, preferring that the climate and grapes, specific to each vintage, can express themselves freely. He favors carbonic maceration for his more fresh and juicy wines, and aging in old oak barrels for extended periods for his more complex and age worthy wines.