2024 Elio Altare Dolcetto d'Alba, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THE WINE Sourced from hillside vineyards in the Langhe around La Morra, this Dolcetto reflects the calcareous clay soils that lend both aromatic lift and structure. The 2024 vintage emphasizes purity and immediacy, showcasing the grapes natural fruit forward personality while maintaining balance and freshness. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel to preserve the grapes vivid aromatics and supple texture. Typically aged in tank or neutral

followed by Lo Grau and Xalamera in 2014 and 2015

These are elegant wines

while still reflecting the powerful terroir of California

Oger Grand Cru (9%)

100% Syrah from 40+ year old vines

to growing the grapes each vintage

published practical and theoretical tracts on the subject of wine making

family-owned

The one relatively novel approach that Klaus-Peter has adopted for many of his white wines is to allow the grapes to macerate on their skins for thirty or forty hours prior to pressing them and running off the juice to fuder for fermentation

pasta with pesto

and without the over-extraction of fruit

This riesling comes from 3 different vineyards within Rheingau