A brand new cuvée from Hofgut Falkenstein, an expressive, magical, slightly effervescent wine from 100% Weissburgunder. Hazy, dry, with notes of citron, fresh straw, wet stones and dried pear. Drink very cold in the winter sun with oysters.
The certified organic San Giusto a Rentennano 2020 Chianti Classico is a clever blend of 90% Sangiovese and 5% Canaiolo from a unique growing site in Gaiole in Chianti. This vintage absolutely stands out thanks to its ample and generous fruit profile, dri...
Thoroughly engaging with masses of enticing dark fruit underscored by a flourish of minty herbals. Muscular and broad-shouldered with a fluency of fibrous tannins, a tang of lip-smacking acidity and a gorgeous smoky violet finish.
**under the radar rising star alert!**
This cuvée produced from old Syrah grape vines is the symbolic cuvée of the domain.The wine matures for 18 months in 500-litre oak barrels and embodies complex aromas of dark fruits,pepper and liquorice, unveiling a powerful, full-bodied wine.
Winery notes
I tasted the bottled 2022 Migan, which was paler than the sample of 2023 I tasted next to it and also felt more reductive. Sixty-three percent of the wine was with lees in used 500- and 600-liter oak barrels, and the rest (from the Tío Luis plot) was kept...
The bottled 2023 Benje, which has 9% Listán Blanco and 1% Tintilla grapes to complement the Listán Prieto, comes from a very warm and dry year in Santiago del Teide when the vines got blocked and suffered a lot, as they also did in 2019. With the experien...