Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CS20230804 @arnotroberts)

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An impressive entry into one of Burgundy's most coveted appellations

Elegance and power in perfect balance

for most people who love Beaujolais

Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CS20230804 @arnotroberts)A Loire vigneron gone rogue in the high country of Ribera del Duero. Bertrand Sourdais, a Frenchman from Chinon, put down roots in Soria, the cold, nearly 1,000 meter eastern edge of the appellation where gnarled old vines survive that most of Spain forgot. La Hormiga ("the ant") comes from iron rich red clay on the Duero's right bank, farmed organically and aged in French oak barrels (about ten months for the 2021; recent vintages 15 18 months in