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Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge
Full-bodied red🇫🇷 Provence, France · Mourvèdre blend
Smoky, herbal, and a little severe — like Henry holding a glass at a winter dinner. Mirrors the book's classical austerity.
The Pour
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Avignonesi Vino Nobile
Medium-bodied red🇮🇹 Tuscany, Italy · Sangiovese
Dark cherry and tobacco leaf for the book's Italianate undertow. Tannic enough to match the moral hangover.
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Sandhi Pinot Noir
Light red🇺🇸 Santa Rita Hills, CA · Pinot Noir
Cool-climate, brooding, restrained. Drinks like the moment before something terrible happens.
The Mood
A wintry New England campus, ancient rituals, and the slow unraveling of a tight-knit group. Read it in a wool sweater with the lamp turned low.
Margin notes
4 in 5 readers poured again.
- “The Bandol got darker as Henry did. Couldn't stop.”
- “Second glass, second read. Worth it.”
- “A warning: don't pour this alone on a Sunday.”
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