25-hectare parcel planted in 1920
The result is a Valpolicella that drinks with more weight and spice than the Classico without sliding into Amarone territory
and you’ll find it plays more like a Loire Valley red than a typical Rhône heavyweight
TEN earns its name from the "Tiny Ten" copper pot still where it's crafted in small batches
Poderi Colla captures Piedmont greatness in a newly legendary lineage: Frederica Colla built the estate on her father Beppe's reputation for single-vineyard focus
Jean-Philippe Fichet, Meursault Chevalieres lieu-dit, 2024 SO041126 Salvo Foti 25-hectare parcel planted in 1920Jean Philippe Fichet, one of Meursault's master winemakers, made his name by revealing the soul of his village's overlooked lieux dits, and Chevalieres is a star among them. It's a site prized for its minerality and pure fruit, and Fichet handles it the way he handles everything: hand farming, a patient 18 month elevage in mostly used wood and then tank, very little lees stirring, all in service of a racy, transparent, electric style. The 2024 vintage