A succulent white, full of peach, grapefruit and light earth flavors. Balanced and tangy, leaving a mouthwatering impression on the finish. Drink now. 4,000 cases made, 800 cases importe
The Boschis Francesco 2019 Langhe Freisa Bosco delle Cicale pours to a medium black color with lots of raw and tangy berry fruit. Freisa is a terrific grape, and here you get some crushed black pepper, bright cherry fruit and plum. There is lots of pretty...
The 2015 Rosso di Montalcino is wonderfully open and expressive. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, anise, licorice and dried flowers add nuance to this super-expressive, open-knit Rosso from Le Ragnaie. Perfumed and light on its feet, with terrific persistence,...
VARIETAL 100% Nebbiolo
NOTESFARMING: Non-certified organic
SOIL: Medium-textured, calcareous soils
VINEYARD: Sourced from various Barolo vineyards on the estate.
VINIFICATION: The grapes are picked early to maintain freshness, and are pressed lightly to obtain a pale pink color. Fermented as white wine (80% stainless & 20% used barriques) and bottled for the second fermentation in March following the vintage. After about 16 months on the lees, the wine is disgorged and topped up with the same wine (no "liqueur".
The 2016 Barolo Prapo captures all of the wild, unrestrained character that is so typical of wines from this district of Serralunga. Dried herbs, menthol, underbrush, licorice, pine, cloves and incense play off a core of dark fruit. Virile and imposing, w...