2022 Marco Ferrari Valtellina Superiore Sassella, Lombardy, Italy Domaine La Barroche Soil: Steep terraces of Schist

Soil: Steep terraces of Schist with calcareous marls and clay

and the alcohol is 13

Aging: Aged in a combination of French and Austrian oak puncheons and foudres (about 10% new)

2019 Alain Passot Domaine de la Grosse Pierre Chiroubles

the town itself hugging the Marne river with a massive hillside behind it

2022 Marco Ferrari Valtellina Superiore Sassella, Lombardy, Italy Domaine La Barroche Soil: Steep terraces of SchistSourced from a one hectare of 80 year olds vines in Sassella. Whole bunches may be used when stems are ripe, with whole clusters crushed by foot treading. Grapes are fermented and macerated together in tanks for 15 30 days or more. Aged for eighteen months in 500 600L casks.