Clai Wines, Baracija Malvazija, 2023 Grower Champagne This is Right Bank Bordeaux

This is Right Bank Bordeaux that punches well above its price tag—serious wine from an under-the-radar estate

lemon) and lots of salinity

Daily winds from Monterey Bay

everything is hand-harvested (rare here)

Sophisticated and precise

Clai Wines, Baracija Malvazija, 2023 Grower Champagne This is Right Bank BordeauxClai is a family winery in Istria, Croatia, encompassing ten hectares of vineyards and five hectares of olive trees. This Baracija Malvazija is made from 100 percent Istrian Malvazija grapes from young vines in the vineyard called Stancija Baracija, located directly in front of the winery. The wine is produced organically with biodynamic principles: grapes are macerated in large wooden barrels for 720 days and fermented naturally on wild yeast.