For those who understand that refinement isn't about power
highly prized cru in Neive
with a little Merlot and Cab Franc as well
with slightly deeper soils and more westerly exposure
Clos des Ducs is one of the most esteemed vineyards in Burgundy
Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 bis-hidden For those who understand thatGiuseppe Cipolla might just be Sicily's next superstar grower, working a family farm in Contrada Passofonduto near Agrigento, where old salt and sulfur mines left the soils marked with gypsum, halite, and chalk. Le Robbe means "the goods" in southern dialect, and it delivers: Nero d'Avola with about 15% local white varieties, from dark clay limestone and a parcel of ancient alberello vines, some over 230 years old. Short maceration, neutral barrels,