Olek Bondonio, Barbaresco Roncagliette, 2021 spirits-template and Côte des Blancs

and Côte des Blancs

giving the wine a clean

it makes a genuinely great Old Fashioned and an even better Manhattan

There’s both richness and restraint here—no excess

The red fruit is balanced by subtle herbal and earthy notes

Olek Bondonio, Barbaresco Roncagliette, 2021 spirits-template and Côte des BlancsOlek Bondonios wines have quietly become some of the most compelling in the Langhe, blending traditional winemaking with a deep sensitivity to site. His Barbaresco Roncagliette comes from one of the regions most prized crus, a vineyard that also houses Gajas legendary Sori Tildin. The 2021 vintage, marked by purity and structure, highlights the finesse of this special siteproducing a wine of lifted aromatics, precise tannins, and layered complexity.