Cristian Boffa 'Capalot' Barolo 2020 Spain

Cristian Boffa 'Capalot' Barolo 2020 SpainIn a region as famous, expensive, and frankly, often over hyped as Barolo, it is rare to find a young or new producer with the intelligence and also access to land who actually fashions wines worth noting. This is among the most staid and uptight of Italian wine regions a thing you cant say about almost any other part of Italy but tiny agricoltore Cristian Boffa defies this norm. His wines are traditional, yes, but they also have feeling, something

windmills indeed

loamy soils

Another one of Keltis' top-tier white wines from the cold-climate appellation of Štajerska in northeastern Slovenia

with no added sulphur

spontaneously fermented

All three bottles are wrapped in beautifully block printed cotton Tenugui

this is an intensely aromatic red with its grippy tannins balanced by refreshing acidity

working in one of the three fancy appellations not far from Vienna

Marc Penavayre’s version here has a touch of Cabernet Franc and a tiny bit of Syrah added for the simple ‘Le Rouge

After working together in Copenhagen

satisfying and vigorous

where this wine is made