2022 Dalia Maris, Piccolo Bianco, Friuli Colli Orientali, Italy La Casa Vieja especially during the cholera crisis

especially during the cholera crisis of 1832

the wine was racked to 500L used French oak barrels

Bordeaux is defined by its cabernet-driven Left Bank and its merlot-heavy Right Bank

1923 & 1973

2022 Dalia Maris, Piccolo Bianco, Friuli Colli Orientali, Italy La Casa Vieja especially during the cholera crisisWhen the vintage permits, Giampaolo Venica makes Piccolo a blend of the same grapes from the same locations with the fruit that I felt did not deserve to be in B. Here he borrows another practice from Hermitage: vinify each plot separately, evaluate the quality, and decide how blending can achieve more complexity depending on the vintage.