Montevertine, Le Pergole Torte, 2013 (1.5L) zzSTUCKqIS1 This is the everyday white

This is the everyday white Burgundy to keep stocked

and it has a long road ahead

but already drinking beautifully

The oak aging adds layers of butterscotch and rich fruit to the sweet cooked agave base

Best with air or time—decant it now or cellar for 5–10 years to let the edges soften

Montevertine, Le Pergole Torte, 2013 (1.5L) zzSTUCKqIS1 This is the everyday whiteLe Pergole Torte is the wine that started a revolution. When Montevertine walked away from the Chianti Classico appellation in 1981 rather than blend in the white grapes the rules then required, this 100% Sangiovese bottling from a single vineyard in Radda became one of the world's most celebrated wines of terroir, albeit as a humble IGT. Radda, Chianti's highest elevation village, gives wines of bright red berry fruit and aromatic lift, and this is