Vietti Barolo Monvigliero 2021 (3L) 051426OFFER ending with a delicate balsamic

ending with a delicate balsamic note

off-piste find for anyone who follows the natural side of the Cote d'Or

and it is the hardest kind of beer to make well: long cold lagering

and a fair indicator of where their standards sit

makes this rare Blanc de Meunier entirely in concrete eggs (hence Oeuf)

Vietti Barolo Monvigliero 2021 (3L) 051426OFFER ending with a delicate balsamicVerduno sits at the northern edge of Barolo, well away from the fame of La Morra and Serralunga, and for decades that kept it a specialist's secret. Monvigliero is the reason that changed. The hill runs due south on a steep, pale, calcareous slope, and it makes Barolo built on perfume and lift rather than brawn rose and red fruit over a frame that feels almost weightless right up until the tannins arrive. Vietti is one of the houses that made cru