2022 Cascina Fontana Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy Ormiale above an old limestone quarry

above an old limestone quarry that supplied much of the concrete used to rebuild San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake

-From the distiller

2020 Domaine Faury Syrah

with notes of thyme and rosemary alongside stone fruits such as peach and nectarine

Made from Monforte grapes in concrete tanks with a given percentage of stems

2022 Cascina Fontana Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy Ormiale above an old limestone quarryFrom organically farmed vineyards in the Barolo zone (notably Perno and Sinio), fermented with native yeasts in stainless, then aged in large Slavonian oak casks. No fining, no filtration. The 2022 is deep and classically structureddark fruit, savory spice, and firm acidity.