'Deslandes' is one of their named Cote de Nuits-Villages bottlings
so a parcel this small yields very little
it can also be used to add a fun tropical edge to classics like the Margarita or French 75
and a splash of Vermentino from higher-elevation parcels of clay and limestone
with mature complexity but still plenty of life
Brovia, Barolo Rocche di Castiglione, 2010 SpecialBurgsFeb2025 'Deslandes' is one of theirAt sixteen years this has reached the graceful stage perfume out front, tannins turned silky, fruit shading into earth and dried mushroom. Brovia farms some of Castiglione Falletto's best sites, and Rocche di Castiglione is one of the Barolo zone's most celebrated crus, a long, steep, limestone rich slope facing southeast that yields wine of perfume and finesse rather than brute power. This is the 2010, one of the century's great Barolo vintages, and