but lifted by mountain freshness
Konstantinos Diamantis and his son Dimitris discovered cuttings of very old vines in Siatista
age-worthy whites from Friuli-Venezia Giulia—where the Julian Alps meet the Adriatic on hills of marl
Alex Starey has long been one of our favorite South African winemakers
Ray's Road comes from a limestone hillside in Hawke's Bay at 180 meters elevation
Philine Isabelle, Barolo Preda, 2022 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 but lifted by mountain freshnessOne of the newest names in the Langhe, working one of Barolo's classic addresses. Philine Isabelle is a young, very small project rather than a multi generational estate, which in a region this hidebound is itself a small act of nerve. Preda lies in the commune of Barolo proper, and like every Barolo in existence this is Nebbiolo, full stop: pale in the glass and formidable on the palate, the grape's oldest and best joke. The 2022 growing season in