Le Carquelin comes from granite rose and sand soils with direct south-facing exposure in Moulin-à-Vent's prime terroir
Serve slightly cool with grilled meats or rich vegetable dishes
Cortona is the only Italian appellation where Syrah is the signature grape—a legacy of Napoleonic-era plantings and terroir that researchers have shown mirrors the northern Rhone
approaches vodka with the same attention to detail as their acclaimed gins and whiskeys
Paolo Scavino, Barolo Monvigliero, 2008 SFCOUNT010925 Le Carquelin comes from graniteMonvigliero is effectively the grand cru of Verduno, a famously perfumed, elegant Barolo site, and Paolo Scavino, the producer who helped pioneer single vineyard Barolo, has farmed it as its own cru since acquiring the parcel. Calcareous, pale soils and cool air drawn off the Tanaro river give this Nebbiolo soft tannins, vivid red fruit and an almost floral lift, and Monvigliero tends to drink earlier than other Barolos. The 2008 was a classic,