sparkles & stardust...

[Botafogo]

I must disagree re "steering clear of these producers" as, just like the best jazz musicians, some of the best winemakers (actually it is usually the ones who eschew "winemaking" and let nature sort it out) work very close to the edge and ineveitably have a small percentage of such bottles:

Emedio Pepe
Chateau Rayas
Paolo Bea
Tony Coturri
many hot aussies

It's like knowing that Miles Davis may not show up, WILL cuss at the bass player and might be in a bad mood but, GAWD, when he's on he's on.

Roberto