Buttafuoco translates roughly to "sparks like fire" — a swaggering name for one of Lombardy's most overlooked reds
Aged in American Oak barrels
Brunate gives Barolo that prized combination of depth
The 2021 vintage is a stunner: a cool
The wine is a burst of saltiness and texture
Giovanni Canonica, Barolo Grinzane Cavour, 2021 SpecialSkurnikRieslingOffer Buttafuoco translates roughly to "sparksGiovanni Canonica works out of a small cellar beneath his house in the village of Barolo, and if you are hoping for gleaming tanks and temperature control, look elsewhere. Big old Slavonian botti, long macerations, minimal sulfur, no filtration. The wines come out perfumed, nearly translucent and completely alive, which is why traditionalists have been quietly hoarding them for years. Grinzane Cavour is the commune on the zone's eastern edge, named