2020 G.D. Vajra "Coste di Rose" Barolo, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Coste di Rose is one of Barolos best kept secrets. It is located on a steep slope, hidden from the village, that rises from Bosco della Fava and descends swiftly towards Monforte dAlba. A dune of pure sandstone with a unique soil composition that marks Barolo DOCG Coste di Rose with its distinctive character: tones of cherry and rose petals, mint and sweet spices, a silky tannin and a juicy sip. In 2020 fruit was harvested on October

but we also love that Lambrusco manages to remain impossibly affordable

Internationality and tradition are perfectly integrated while offering a new key by which to interpret the splendid terroir of Monti in Chianti

though the estate’s frost towers helped lessen its effects

arguably the top estate in all of Germany

A certain amount is aged in barrels and another in vats

and feels like it swooshes through the palate

The man is passionate about Meursault

not separated from it

Kaligata and Kourkoumelata

The vineyard team works vine by vine

And he performs neither punch-downs nor pump-overs

He was actually the man from whom the great grandfather bought the Bessards parcel