Contrada

Italian for single vineyard. Each Contrada will have its own name.

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Italian for single vineyard. Each Contrada will have its own name. Plural = Contrade. Etna’s Contrade have certainly raised knowledge of the term. Each year a tasting, the Contrade dell’Etna, is held to taste the current releases from Etna. The term is used throughout Italy.

Contrade names you might have heard of from Etna: Rampante, Guardiola, Feudo di Mezzo, Acuria, Sciaronuova, Calderara, and Rivaggi. Moving north to Veneto, Gini’s top Soave is from the Contrada “Salverenza”.

 

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Domaine Louis Boillot Gevrey-Chambertin 2022

Pinot Noir from Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Louis Boillot Gevrey-Chambertin 2022

Cracking example of Gevrey-Chambertin. There’s a theme through Louis Boillot’s wines of harmony, and, delicacy with intensity. "From old vines of an indeterminate age located in 8 different lieux-dits, the largest of which is Le Fourneau “Moderate reduction renders the nose tough to assess today. Otherwise there is good freshness and tension to the solidly concentrated and delineated medium-bodied flavors that exude a more subtle minerality on the firmly austere but not really rustic fina

Vintage 2022
$198
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$184ea in any 6+
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Dhillon by Bindi Glenhope Chardonnay 2023

Chardonnay from Macedon, Victoria

Dhillon by Bindi Glenhope Chardonnay 2023

This is the second wine we have made from this nearly 30 year old Macedon Ranges vineyard. The Glenhope vineyard is planted at 450m above sea level on the granite soil at the northern end of the region. The wine is made in the same way we make Bindi Chardonnays; destemmed berries go into the press and the juice is taken straight from the tray into the barrels, around 30% of which are new small French oak. The fermentation occurs without yeast addition and the wine remains on all lees for ten mon

Vintage 2023
$46
$43ea in any 3+
$40ea in any 6+
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Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru 'Les Clos' HALF 2019

Chardonnay from Chablis, Burgundy

Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru ‘Les Clos’ HALF 2019

This is the largest and most famous Grand Cru; its fame based on its history as one of Chablis’ first vineyards. The appellation enjoys a southerly aspect with very white, dense and deep clay soil, resting on a limestone bed 80 cm below the ground, which brings to the wine those spicy notes so typical of this terroir.Note: from 4 separate parcels totaling 4.11 ha, 3 of which are all at the top of the slope. If Kimmeridgian could be distilled, it would likely smell exactly like the nos

Vintage 2019 375ml
$168
$163ea in any 3+
$158ea in any 6+
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 'Movigliero' MAGNUM 2021

Nebbiolo from Verduno, Barolo

Paolo Scavino Barolo ‘Movigliero’ MAGNUM 2021

This Cru is the jewel in the crown of the Commune of Verduno in Barolo! The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is a pretty dense wine. I don't see quite the delineation or nuance of the tinest wines in this range or the best wines from this site, which leads me to believe Scavino is still getting a feel for Monvigliero. For many top producers, this would be a superb wine, but in this lineup, it's in the middle of the pack. Macerated cherry, spice, tobacco and cedar struggle to emerge fully. I hope to re

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$542
$527ea in any 3+
$512ea in any 6+
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