Agricola Villa Picta ‘Melampo’ Rifermentato Bianco 2022 Gifts

Agricola Villa Picta ‘Melampo’ Rifermentato Bianco 2022 GiftsVilla Picta's 'Melampo is a wine of balance, one with the idea to blend three varieties found in this crossroads region of Lombardy, but not usually put together: Pinot Bianco lends a fruit base, Garganega sapidity and structure, and Malvasia a bit of allegro, or aromatics. Here, the Pinot Bianco is vinified separately, as the harvest of this variety is earlier, and the Garganega and Malvasia are cofermented; all are done direct press in a vertical

" and it's one of the two true DOCG Barbaresco that Gea produces

Easily one of Italy's most important traditional-method sparkling wines

a village famous for its renderings of Pinot Noir with structure and a certain darkness underneath their fruit

to be sure

A sweeter-tasting style

—work together to produce Baroli from the hamlet of Annuziata

peach-skin

There's powerful limestone terroir here

instead it is clear

whole-cluster fermentation and zero added sulphites result in a beautiful chardonnay with pure fruit and volume - notes of yellow apple and white peach balanced with a subtle minerality

Mondeuse in general isn’t shy: it’s got a lot of character

Very structured and full on the palate