2023 Punta Crena Rossese Vigneto Isarco Cabernet Sauvignon and their longtime friend Bruno

and their longtime friend Bruno Richard — three kindred spirits who launched the Summertime sparkling project in 2021 with a simple rule: organic fruit

When we tasted this wine in the spring with Moritz my notes for this wine had one word: WOWZA

It is vinified and aged just like their Barolo “Tradizionale”: natural fermentation in stainless steel with a 25-day maceration

A medium bodied orange wine that certainly punches way above its class

Less sweet than other vermouth blanc

2023 Punta Crena Rossese Vigneto Isarco Cabernet Sauvignon and their longtime friend BrunoWhile Punta Crenas wines are easy quaffers, it is also possible to geek out about them, if thats your thing. Rossese is a somewhat obscure Ligurian grape with a knack for communicating its terroirin this case, Varigottis red claywhich brings uncommon roundness, the wild Ligurian brush with its herbal notes, and the emblematic coastal air salinity. Kermit Lynch