expressing the unique terroirs of Vendômois through the region's endemic grape variety—Pineau d'Aunis
and that signature volcanic-soil minerality from the hillside
and winemaker Thomas Colladot (a close friend of Sébastien Cathiard) has built a reputation for transparency and terroir clarity through long cold soaks and gentle extraction
sits on one of five ridges descending Valpolicella's central valley
The sweetness
Francesco Rinaldi, Barolo Cannubbio, 2006 so032025 anne sophie dubois offer expressing the unique terroirs ofTraditional Barolo from Cannubi, the most famous cru in the commune of Barolo, with nearly two decades of age. (The label reads "Cannubbio," an older spelling of Cannubi.) Francesco Rinaldi farms this gentle, prized hillside the old way, with long macerations and years in big Slavonian botti rather than new oak. Where Brunate brings power, Cannubi is the perfumed, elegant side of Barolo. The classic, structured 2006 vintage has aged into savory