Archives for January 2023

Rossese di Dolceacqua 2020, Testalonga

25 January 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

Dolceacqua is a small enclave, just over 80 hectares, in the far west of the Riviera Ligure di Ponente, a few kilometers from France, which boasts a tiny production of wines based on Vermentino and Rossese. The beauty of the place, with its ethereal and timeless landscapes, also led the leader of impressionism, Claude Monet, to fix some traits in his famous “Le Château de Dolceacqua” which include the houses of the old village and the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge). [Read more…] about Rossese di Dolceacqua 2020, Testalonga

Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Extra Brut Le Bout Du Clos, Jacques Selosse

18 January 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

The influence that the small Maison Jacques Selosse has exerted on Champagne producers is an incontrovertible fact that testifies to the importance of the 40 years of study and research by the charismatic Anselme Selosse. It all began around 1974 when the young Anselme, once finished his studies in oenology in Burgundy, entered in the Maison founded by his father Jacques 15 years earlier. [Read more…] about Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Extra Brut Le Bout Du Clos, Jacques Selosse

Vorberg 2018, Cantina Terlano

12 January 2023 by Francesco Fabbretti

In the area of Terlano wine was produced at least in the 6th century B.C. as it dates back to that time a characteristic billhook for the vine pruning, very similar to those still used in those areas, in the subzone “Siebenheich/Settequerce” (= seven oaks). On the other hand, that this was a particularly well-suited area, was also known by the large landowners who held the monopoly in the 19th century [Read more…] about Vorberg 2018, Cantina Terlano