with fine-grained tannins and a vibrant acidity that keeps the wine fresh and energetic
dry climate
a combination that keeps the grape's natural plushness in check and lets the terroir do the talking
this 100% Jacquère delivers bright citrus and green apple notes with a distinctive mineral edge from the region's limestone and glacial soils
Made from organically farmed fruit in the Santa Cruz Mountains—a region known for its cool air
Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 CHAMPCT0612 with fine-grained tannins and aGiuseppe Cipolla might just be Sicily's next superstar grower, working a family farm in Contrada Passofonduto near Agrigento, where old salt and sulfur mines left the soils marked with gypsum, halite, and chalk. Le Robbe means "the goods" in southern dialect, and it delivers: Nero d'Avola with about 15% local white varieties, from dark clay limestone and a parcel of ancient alberello vines, some over 230 years old. Short maceration, neutral barrels,