Nino Negri, Ca Brione Bianco Alpi Retiche, 2022 Photo search hints of undergrowth and wet

hints of undergrowth and wet limestone that evolve in the glass

harvested by hand and spontaneously fermented without added yeasts or enzymes

and Trousselle treats it with exactly the same attention he gives his single-vineyard cuvées: hand-harvested fruit

Pontet-Canet has been rewriting the Pauillac playbook for years

but Louis Barruol (the Rhône hand behind Château de Saint Cosme)

Nino Negri, Ca Brione Bianco Alpi Retiche, 2022 Photo search hints of undergrowth and wetAn Alpine white from one of Valtellina's defining houses. Nino Negri has been making wine in Chiuro since 1897, best known for their Sforzato and cru Nebbiolo from Lombardy's near vertical terraces. Ca' Brione, first bottled in 1986, is their white statement: a high elevation blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Incrocio Manzoni and roughly 10% Nebbiolo Chiavennasca vinified as a white. The grapes come off the Rhaetian Alps' steep south facing