One of Italy's best white wines. Daniele Venica purchased the plot Ronco del Ceró where he first planted Sauvignon Blanc in 1930. This wine sees a modest amount of skin contact for 18-20 hours. A small part of the juice ages on the lees in small barrels ...
With vines adjacent to forests on white chalky soils, the Elio Grasso 2019 Barolo Gavarini Chiniera is a luminous and very beautiful wine. Vintner Gianluca Grasso called this "the helicopter vintage" because he actually rented a helicopter to fly over the...
This wine is mostly Chardonnay with about 7% Grechetto. The presence of the Grechetto has declined quite a bit over the past couple of vintages. Given these tweaks to the winemaking formula, the 2021 Cervaro della Sala promises an exceptionally crisp and ...
The 2019 Barolo Monvigliero shows a medium dark garnet appearance with an especially focused quality of fruit. There is wild cherry and Japanese plum, but the Monvigliero cru also delivers crushed rose, earthy iris root, candied orange peel with clove and...
More of a whisper than a shout, the 2021 Friulano Ronco Delle Cime impresses with a cooling blend of minty herbs, white flowers and dried apricots. A pleasant inner sweetness up front nicely complements its supple textures and floral-infused peach frui...