With a nod to the style of Carso’s pioneers (think Zidarich, Kante) and focus on native grapes and natural winemaking, Skerlj’s wines have gone from strength to strength, putting them solidly among the best from this wild and wonderful northern Italian winemaking region, says Vinous.
Tenuta di Valgiano unsurprisingly has received high praise and great notes from Antonio Galloni, in his recent review of wines from the Tuscan coast in Vinous.
The end-of-year Champagne reviews continue to bubble in slowly at Vinous; here’s the latest positive notes for our partner in the Marne and master of Meunier, Francis Orban.
A wonderful mention on the talents of Domaine Gerard Raphet in Vinous in an article “Burgundy Under The Radar,” July 2018.
“A suprisingly powerful wine, the 2014 Chianti Classico shows why this is such a great site. Black cherry, smoke, licorice and dark spices fill out the wine’s ample frame effortlessly…”
These great reviews should come as no surprise to those who have been following this estate’s meteoric rise: today Fratelli Alessandria is unquestionably crafting the ultimate expression of Barolo from Verduno.