La Torre Brunello di Montalcino 2020 Corpinnat This is a profound Condrieu

This is a profound Condrieu that backgrounds varietal character in favor of terroir

There’s something provocative about a wine such as this

There is an “exoticism” perhaps to the “Pie Franco”

Alessandro Masnaghetti writes: “…the Barolo which is produced here can be termed—even more than a Barolo of Serralunga d’Alba—a Barolo of Vignarionda

yet its overall spirit is vinous and serious

La Torre Brunello di Montalcino 2020 Corpinnat This is a profound CondrieuEven in Brunello, whose terroir can yield the most powerful expression of the variety, Sangioveses savory depths are best delivered via a shining beam of acidity, only dark and burly when bullied into such a state. Luigi Anania's wines embody the grace Sangiovese can carry when treated with respect, particularly when grown in vineyards of notable altitude like La Torres. The cellar methods here are tried and true: hand harvested grapes ferment