History & Wine

I launched my Substack, Second Cheapest Bottle, where you can find reviews of bottles that won’t require taking out a loan in order to enjoy them. Gérard Bertrand’s Cigalus 2022 (rouge) is what happens when a Southern French wine decides subtlety is for other people. This is a powerful, biodynamic fever dream of a red blend — Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet…