ages the wine patiently for 18 months in mostly used wood and then tank
and Tesson is where it all comes together: similar mineral focus to his Chevalieres but with even more mid-palate weight and length
Eceuil (home village of Savart) and their hometown of Coulommes-la-Montgane
the Chave estate's historic walled Saint-Joseph from a 15th-century clos in Mauves planted to 80-year-old Syrah on decomposed granite — in 1
La Firma (“The Signature”) is the estate’s flagship Aglianico
Nino Negri, Ca Brione Bianco Alpi Retiche, 2022 SO021226 Piero Busso ages the wine patiently forAn Alpine white from one of Valtellina's defining houses. Nino Negri has been making wine in Chiuro since 1897, best known for their Sforzato and cru Nebbiolo from Lombardy's near vertical terraces. Ca' Brione, first bottled in 1986, is their white statement: a high elevation blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Incrocio Manzoni and roughly 10% Nebbiolo Chiavennasca vinified as a white. The grapes come off the Rhaetian Alps' steep south facing