Versio Francesco, Barbaresco, 2022 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup These Aube growers are making

These Aube growers are making some of the most exciting small-production Champagne available today

with incredible finesse

A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay from a single vineyard

The estate farms biodynamically on limestone-rich tuffeau soils

but with a deep mineral core that gives it real gravitas

Versio Francesco, Barbaresco, 2022 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup These Aube growers are makingFrancesco Versio learned at the side of the legendary Bruno Giacosa team and is now one of Piedmont's most sought after young traditionalists, working tiny plots in the Neive corner of Barbaresco. His winemaking is classic to the core: long macerations and aging in large old casks. This Barbaresco shows the perfumed, elegant face of Nebbiolo, with rose, red cherry, tar, and dried herbs over fine, firm tannins. The 2022 is youthful and will reward a