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Imanol Garay
Pays Basque, France
On the way to harvest the Ixilune parcel, September 17, 2022Working with both Spanish and French fruit, Imanol Garay’s wines challenge the already loose notion of what it means for a wine to be a Vin de France. Working in a cellar strewn with handmade ceramic vessels, barrels and tanks, and a piano right in the middle of it all in the bucolic commune of Maslacq, Garay has built up a cult following over the past few years for both his beautiful wines and his own indefatigable energies. Originally a barrel salesman who supplied wood to the likes of Richard Leroy, Garay’s first white wines wore Leroy’s influence on their sleeves, but have since come into their own sun-ripened and sauvage selves. The reds tow the line between rusticity and sleekness and again, make the astute drinker rethink what they knew about Tannat or Pinot Noir—special wines from an unlikely source.
Hegan Egin 2022
Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng, Riesling
$64
Ixilune 2022
Raffiat de Moncade, Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng
$48
Clandestinus 2022
Garnacha, Graciano
$30
Saguzara 2022
Pinot Noir
$43
Tannat de Moncade 2020
Tannat
$38
Tannat de Moncade 2022
Tannat
$41
Altannativa 2020
Tannat
$36