Fratelli Alessandria 'Commune di Verduno' Barolo DOCG, 2021 trimbach Area of Production: Santa Venerina

Area of Production: Santa Venerina

gentler than its sibling Barolo's but still built out with plenty of acid and tannins

which contribute honeyed citrus and a mineral-driven freshness

Evaporation leads to the elevated alcohol level: there is no fortification

This Savennières is a blend of fresh and botrytis harvests of 100% Chenin Blanc

Fratelli Alessandria 'Commune di Verduno' Barolo DOCG, 2021 trimbach Area of Production: Santa VenerinaThis is the cellar stuffer. If you're going to lay some Barolo into the gas tank to have on hand and crush with a nice steak, or at the end of a long week, this is IT. Indeed, in recent memory at a tasting with Shop friends clients and winemaker Vittore Alessandria, while we had open some truly fabulous wines stretching back into the '90s, the showstopper of the evening, for me and others, was a 2006 bottling of this wine, Alessandria's more minor