2022 Giovanni Montisci Cannonau di Sardegna Barrosu Sardinia, Italy Grosjean She makes just tiny amounts

She makes just tiny amounts of Nebbiolo currently

while fruit from the middle aged vineyards was 50% whole cluster and the youngest vines were destemmed

this red was the most surprising wine I tasted

A new cuvee from a prized part of the estate which focuses on a more divers set of varietals and older vines

Zenith Vineyard

2022 Giovanni Montisci Cannonau di Sardegna Barrosu Sardinia, Italy Grosjean She makes just tiny amountsFermentation in open top bins lasts 20 30 days Fermentation with indigenous yeasts Grapes are mostly de stemmed; varies by vintage; 60 year old vines Daily manual punchdowns during fermentation Wine ages 1 year in 1500L and 2000L Slavonian oak botti Barrosu is a local expression for somebody who is brash or arrogant Wine is neither fined nor filtered