This wine arrives like the moment the party tips from playful to decadent. One second you are making polite conversation, the next you are surrounded by dark cherry, wild berries and a whole lot of people who stopped pretending they came here for anything wholesome. The scent alone feels like a room filling with heat and laughter and hands brushing against the wrong hips on purpose.
The first sip is velvet and spice and something untamed underneath. Saint Laurent has that ripe, flushed energy that spreads fast, the kind that makes you forget where your glass ends and someone else’s begins. The acidity jumps in, bright and teasing, and suddenly everything is louder. Fruit, sweat, crushed herbs, a little chaos. You taste it and feel your shoulders drop because the night clearly has its own plans.
Pair it with juicy roast chicken, grilled mushrooms or a board of salty meats that disappear faster than you expect. This is not a wine for tidy evenings. It is a wine that asks how many glasses you have left and who you are willing to share them with.
Region: Moravia, Czech Republic Grapes: Saint Laurent