2021 Gaja Barbaresco, Piedmont, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE In 2018, no Crus were made at Gaja for the first time since 2012, with all the Sori Tilden fruit and half of the Costa Russi fruit being blended into the DOCG Barbaresco (part of Costa Russi is being replanted). No Sori San Lorenzo wine was produced. While normally a blend of 14 parcels around Barbaresco, the 2018 did see some of these parcels excluded from the blend but the additions of the Cru fruit certainly acted to bolster the

they are the largest certified biodynamic estate in the region

He hired France’s most esteemed architects at the time to build the château and assigned André Le Nôtre

Weathered mica schist covered with brown earth provides a nearly perfect soil for growing mineral-driven Rieslings

phylloxera had wreaked havoc on the vines

but is now also the main venue for the Hobo Wine Company's more esoteric line of wines

Clos Michet is the smaller of two adjacent clos that the Domaine de la Taille aux Loups owns in the commune of Saint Martin le Beau

for both primary and secondary fermentations (no inoculation)

In the vineyard we aim for biological farming and in the cellar we work as natural as possible

Lubanzi operates as a social enterprise bringing the wines of South Africa directly to the American table & trying to build relationships

where winemaking dates back to Roman times

70% Grenache - 15% Mourvèdre - 15% Syrah

but not achieve