2016 Borgo Scopeto Chianti Classico, Tuscany, ItalyBorgo Scopeto is an old and well established estate producer of Chianti Classico. It is a true borgo a hamlet with its own church, post office, town center, and residences. Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini owns Borgo Scopeto, along with Altesino, Caparzo, and Doga delle Clavule, and she and winemaker Massimo Bracalente are responsible for all aspects of the production of Borgo Scopeto wines. The first bottle of Chianti Classico with the Borgo Scopeto label

They source only the finest grapes from dedicated growers and strive to enhance what nature has provided and produce wines of distinction

and use biodynamic preparations to treat the vines and soil

The Prieler estate

It other words

Adam is a superstar winemaker who knows every grower in the Valley

SULFUR: A small amount of sulfur (about 5 ppm) is added after fermentation before the first racking

mid-century planting of Valdiguie

at the farthest southern end of Germany

decided together to carry on their family traditions by investing in a special terroir – the Langhe – which at the time was not yet renowned for its premium foods and wines

the team was wise not to overleaf

Raphael purchased this vineyard at the same time as his friend Paul-Henri Thillardon bought the neighboring parcel

La Rioja Alta began in 1890 when five Riojan and Basque families merged their vineyard holdings and established a winery in Haro (relocated in 1996 to be closer to the vineyards in Labastista)