Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CALIOTHER achieving incredible depth of flavor

achieving incredible depth of flavor with just a few impeccable ingredients

pre-WWI stash of Clouet Champagne discovered in a hidden cellar

merges with spice and subtle oak undertones after aging in large barrel

A modern classic with a conscience

Antidoto Ribera del Duero La Hormiga 2021 CALIOTHER achieving incredible depth of flavorA 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