2020 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscany, ItalyABOUT THIS PRODUCER Avignonesis vineyards spread across the picturesque rolling hills of the southeast corner of Tuscany. Avignonesi also owns a vineyard in the neighbouring municipality of Cortona. After a few years as a silent partner, the Belgian Virginie Saverys took over the prestigious winery in 2009. She was a consumer, and overnight she became a producer. This crossing of the mirror motivated Saverys to undertake a radical regeneration of the

they strive to bring the acidity and minerality of the site forward

Chouilly and Oiry

with loess in the lower parts

Already making wines at his father’s Château des Tours

It is a legacy that was eventually and very suddenly passed down to his son Arnaud

a tribute of Paola

At the time

Romain Lignier of Domaine Hubert Lignier in Morey Saint Denis

there is Bodega Catena Zapata

Sabine Mollard

All of the must if fermented with wild yeasts and macerates for 5 to 7 weeks

It is the blending of these diverse terroirs and the different grape varieties that create Clos des Papes