The "1896" refers to the year these ungrafted Riesling vines were planted in the Maximin Herrenberg vineyard
without sulfur additions at bottling
elevation and exposure create a Brunello unlike any other in Le Ragnaie’s portfolio: mid-weight
Some of Marjorie has been replanted since the early 2000s due to phylloxera pressure
underscored by hints of black pepper
Picchioni, Croatina Buttafuoco Oltrepo Pavese "Solinghino", 2024 SO110421_Bordeaux_Sale The "1896" refers to theButtafuoco translates roughly to "sparks like fire" a swaggering name for one of Lombardy's most overlooked reds, made from Croatina in the hills of the Oltrepo Pavese. Andrea Picchioni is a small, organic minded grower who has quietly become a benchmark for this off the radar zone, working steep, stony hillside plots that most producers wrote off long ago. "Solinghino" blends Croatina with Barbera and Vespolina, sees about a week on the skins, and