Gianfranco Bovio Vigna Arborina Barolo, Italy 2020 Macabeo (Viura) Kermit long tried to convince

Kermit long tried to convince the Sack family to plant the grape variety and make a white wine from it

A sanguine nose glimmers with the tang of top soil and iron

is a wine that year after year shows good regularity and showcases the style of Priorat

concentrated and very tense

otherworldly secrets this time capsule will have to reveal given another 7-10 years in bottle and continuing over the following fifty years++

Gianfranco Bovio Vigna Arborina Barolo, Italy 2020 Macabeo (Viura) Kermit long tried to convinceNotes of dark cherries and plums with walnut, cedar, dried lavender and hints of chocolate. Medium to full bodied with firm tannins that are chalky and taut. Structured and slightly austere at the end with a subtle wet stone character. Drink after 2028. 94 Pts James Suckling