2019 Booker "Oublié" Red Blend, Paso Robles, California, USAABOUT THE WINE Deep ruby purple in color, this hearty expression of a Paso GSM boasts confident notes of boysenberry, licorice and cedar on the nose. On the palate, the taster is rewarded with lively flavors of raspberry coulis mingled with blonde roast coffee and chocolate ganache. For lovers of Mourvdre, this vintage of Oubli will show off. It drinks bolder than prior vintages, mostly because the Mourvdre was so special in '19. Oubli is

following strict proportions: 150kg of pressed grapes must give a maximum of 100 litres of musts

Five artisans are needed to produce a single-stemmed glass during the hot-shaping phase

after a stint in New York

he planted 4 hectares of the grape on steep terraces between 850 and 1

maceration and low-pressure pressing

Using an oxy-fuel-fired furnace melts glassmaking sand

a developer in Toronto) with whom to make it all happen

Made with Moulard duck breast

began working full time for the family business at age 14

of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti fame

The philosophy is always bent toward elegance and gentle extraction

noted consulting oenologist Michel Rolland began to offer his precious winemaking advice