Italy

70% Picotendro (local Nebbiolo clone), 30% Gros Vien, Neyret, Cornalin and Fumin. Spicy, cherry, dusty, delicious. Small Valle d'Aosta cooperative, high-elevation, all work done by hand.

Fumin & Petit Rouge fermented in stainless & wood, followed by 8 months in oak. Raspberry, almonds, roses, cloves on the nose; iron, bramble, oily herbs, rustic yet elegant. Balanced, touch of grip, will cut thru fat or pair w/beans & tomatoes, salads.

Organic, on skins for 7 days in stainless, aged in cement. From 1.5ha grown on sand, limestone, clay. 50% 20 yrs old/50% over 50 yrs old. Apricots, oranges, pretty, delicate. 11% abv.

VARIETIES: 100% Trebbiano toscano. Selezione massale from old vines

Organic red blend from a Chianti producer. Grapes are sourced from organic farms in Tuscany, Piedmont, Sicily, & Marche. Firm & fruity (just like Curtis), a little spicy, dry finish.