2013 Produttori del Barbaresco Montefico, Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy Tement and 100% destemmed after ~8–10

and 100% destemmed after ~8–10 days of cold maceration

known in Burgundy for producing nervy

Its calcareous soils of glacial origin and southerly exposure give the wines excellent mineral notes and a ripe fruit

2018 Forlorn Hope OBD Trousseau Noir Calaveras County

2013 Produttori del Barbaresco Montefico, Barbaresco Riserva DOCG, Italy Tement and 100% destemmed after ~8–10This single vineyard riserva comes from the tiny, south facing Montefico slopejust three growers tend the vines, producing only about 13,000 bottles per vintage under the cooperatives label. The vines thrive in calcareous marl soils that yield Nebbiolo of exceptional structure and mineral density. Fermented with native yeasts at 30 C and undergoing roughly 2830 days of skin contact, the wine is aged for 36 months in large Slavonian oak casks before