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100% Nebbiolo from estate’s single vineyard ‘San Francesco’ cru at 390 meters above sea level. Aged in 18 months in mostly used tonneaux, then 18 months in 25-35 hectoliter Slavonian or French oak casks, then aged for one year before release.
Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
This is very spicy and rich with gorgeous ripe fruit and spices. Very aromatic. Full body, luscious and exotic flavors and a long and chewy finish. Great wine. Drink from 2024.
The bottled version of the 2019 Viña El Pisón shows the ripeness (14.64% alcohol) and mellow acidity (4.78 grams of tartaric with a pH of 3.62) of the vintage, coming through as soft and gentle. The grapes from this iconic 2.4-hectare plot planted in Lagu...
Fresh yet deep nose, exuding aromas of dark blackberries, blueberries and a hint of iodine, violet, cream and mineral. Pretty elegant on the palate with a medium to full body, unleashing plenty of chalky tannins that give a solid bite to the finish. Dense...
The 2019 Valdeginés comes from an east-facing plot of five hectares opposite La Poza de Ballesteros. The plot was planted 35 to 40 years ago at 600 meters in altitude in the village of Laguardia, and it gets the morning sun. 2019 is a fresh and fruit-driv...
The 2016 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 31st Vintage is a
bottling from the second of the two picks Jim Clendenen did at S&B. Bright,
fresh and translucent, the 2016 is remarkably refined for such a rich wine.
Orchard fruit, citrus and floral...
The 2018 Pinot Noir 30 Years In the Shed with Bob at Bien Nacido is a rich,
ample wine with striking aromatic presence and plenty of depth to match.
Exotic and brash yet also charming, the 2018 encapsulates Jim
Clendenen's personality to a T. All it ne...
This Vin Santo is characterised by intense aromas of caramel and walnut husk, softened by hints of honeydew honey, nutmeg and pennyroyal. The aftertaste recalls memories of candied orange and butter biscuits. On the palate this sweet wine reveals infinite...
From a single vineyard, the 2015 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Poggetto di Sopra is a pure expression of Sangiovese. Only 3,000 bottles were made. The fruit is organic, and the wine ferments on ambient yeasts (whole cluster) with up to 25 days of skin contact. It ages in oak for two years. This is an extraordinarily pure expression of the grape from a warm vintage in which its natural fruit characteristics of cherry and wild raspberry come forth with intensity and power. It is a mid-weight expression that carefully balances the power of the vintage against the extremely elegant and graceful house style achieved at Avignonesi.
Monica Larner - Wine Advocate (94)
