Nino Costa - Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020 Incredible Price to Quality Small Estate Langhe Nebbiolo with Complexity and Elegance I've got nothing but praises for this beautiful little Nebbiolo from Nino Costa. Family run since 1851 the Costa family have certainly dialed in their craft, creating wines refective of place with both complexity and varietal elegance. The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo shows excellent promise for the vintage - the wine pours a gleaming light ruby with aromas of fresh violets, crushed raspberry, black tea, orange zest, and clean minerals. There is a wonderful balance between fruity-floral freshness and depth of earth, both perfectly wound around pleasantly soft tannin and food-worthy acidity. Outstanding Value. Newsletter Special - $14.99 About Nino Costa: Founded by the Costa family in 1851, this 7-hectare estate lies on a hilltop overlooking the village of Montá, to the west of the Tanaro River. This is the heart of the Roero, characterized by small, interweaving hills, yellow-ochre sandy soils full of marine fossils, and densely wooded areas dotted with vineyards. Winemaker Alessandro Costa cultivates the primary varieties of the Roero and the Langhe: Arneis, Nebbiolo, Favorita, and Brachetto; parents Nino and Gemma run the Azienda. All of the vineyards at the Costa estate are located within 1 mile from the newly built facility, an important factor in preserving the health of the grapes during harvest. They have adopted organic methods, using natural fertilizers, and no herbicides.
Domaine de la Terre Rouge - Syrah Les Cotes de l'Ouest Sierra Foothills, California 2016 Wine Enthusiast 92 - Editors Choice - "Full bodied, deeply concentrated and massively structured, this wine is packed tight with just-ripe fruit, smoky spices, cloves and singed sage. A rich blanket of fine-grained tannins wraps those tightly, suggesting several years in the cellar for the wine to mature. Best from 2024." Newsletter Special - $21.99
Claude Riffault - Sancerre 'Les Boucauds' Loire Valley, France 2020 Masterfully Crafted Pure Expression Sancerre from Certified Organic and Biodynamic Sauvignon Blanc Sourced in the Lieu-dit of Les Boucauds! Sourced from the premier blocks of the Les Boucauds, the 2020 Riffault Sancerre 'Les Boucauds' is easily one of the purest expressions of Sauvignon Blanc in the region. The iconic Kimmeridgian soil rich in limestone brings lift and energy to wine with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, delicate white flowers, crisp minerality, and zippy citrus, all balanced beautifully with the addition of 50% French Oak aging which really rounds out the wine adding nuance of toasted brioche and hazelnuts. A perennial favorite from another fantastic vintage for the region, and a must have for any lover of Sancerre. Newsletter Special Sale - $29.99
Cheers! -Alex Alexander Knechel - Certified Sommelier Wine Sales Manager - Plucky Wines alexanderknechel@pluckywines.com
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