Warm Grenache fruit is braced by Syrah's peppery structure, generous on the surface and firm underneath. It suits Lara's marriage to Aren, where every tender moment is shadowed by the secret mission she carries into Ithicana.
The Pour
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E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Medium-bodied red🇫🇷 Rhône Valley, France · Grenache blend
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Scala Dei Garnacha Priorat
Medium-bodied red🇪🇸 Catalonia, Spain · Garnacha
Sun-baked and intense, this Garnacha has dark fruit and a dry, stony grip from Priorat's slate slopes. It recalls the harsh Maridrinian desert compound where Lara and her sisters were shaped into weapons before she ever saw Ithicana's seas.
The Mood
Trained since childhood in a desert compound to be a spy, Princess Lara of Maridrina marries Aren, king of the island nation Ithicana, intending to break open the bridge he guards. Tense and slow-burning, it turns an enemies-to-lovers romance into a test of loyalty and conscience.
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