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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 Faiveley Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru 2020

Domaine Faiveley Bienvenues Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru 2020

Chardonnay | Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy

Faiveley is definitely a Domaine on the Ascention Aromas of hazelnuts, pear, confit citrus, honeycomb, toasted almonds and fresh bread introduce the 2020 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, rich and muscular wine that's layered and concentrated, girdled by bright acids and concluding with a long, saline finish.William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 93-95 BH 92-94
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Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin 'Regnard' 2017

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Regnard’ 2017

Pinot Noir | Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy

This is a cracking parcel of vines. We're fortunate to see Guillards rendition regularly and in reasonable quantity. Always a delight and very true to Gevrey-Chambertin.
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Domaine de la Vougeraie Corton Grand Cru 'Clos du Roi' 2022
A wonderfully spicy broad-ranging nose features pure notes of wild red currant, leather, earth and a hint of wood influence. The delicious, vibrant and muscular medium weight plus flavors possess a beguiling mid-palate texture while exuding a subtle bead of minerality on the balanced, lingering and youthfully austere finale. This is excellent though a wine destined for long-term keeping. (from a .50 ha holding; 20% whole clusters) 2037+Allen Meadows, Burghound (92-95) Points
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Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru 'Charmes-Chambertin' 2018
"The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing very well, unwinding in the glass with a deep bouquet of red berries, cherries and cassis mingled with hints of smoked meats, black truffle and loamy soil. Full-bodied, concentrated and enveloping, its ample core of lively fruit is framed by a muscular chassis of ripe, powdery tannins."William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
$1,220
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