Fratelli Alessandria "Comune di Verduno" Barolo 2021

Fratelli Alessandria "Comune di Verduno" Barolo 2021Press 2 November 2024 Direct Press Selection When our manager and buyer Jonathan Kemp first tasted this wine, his verbatim reaction was Oh, f yeah. Its the best description for the bottle Ive heard yet. While the Alessandria family started their estate in 1870, theyre still a bit of an undiscovered gem, at least to American audiences probably due to the relatively recent resurgence of Verduno as a premier Barolo producing region. Hopefully, we can

from the economic

Flat Brim Wines in Portland has been great at providing us with some of the most refreshing

The family had about three hectares of vines a few hours from Naples in Cerreto Sannita at about 350 meters above sea level

There's plenty of structure here that will reward aging

Les Grézeaux offers an ideal match for a lentil and mushroom shepherd’s pie or a simple roast chicken

Indian food

Practicing organic/Biodynamic

It's no secret that Brianne Day is one of my favorite American winemakers

She has also been working organically since 2012 and biodynamically since 2014

and a briny umami that is unmatched in any other wine

Greece’s second-largest island after Crete

his verbatim reaction was “Oh