Flavio Roddolo, Barbera d'Alba, 2006 SpecialSkurnikRieslingOffer 2017 was a stress-year in

2017 was a stress-year in Champagne — drought

Fresh-cut agave

The acidity keeps the fruit lively

Jacques Carillon's holdings scatter across eleven small parcels in Puligny-Montrachet and neighboring villages

Flavio Roddolo, Barbera d'Alba, 2006 SpecialSkurnikRieslingOffer 2017 was a stress-year inFlavio Roddolo is a one of a kind Piedmont traditionalist, a quiet vine grower whose wines are timeless precisely because he refuses to chase fashion. His Barbera d'Alba comes from his hillside vines in Monforte d'Alba and is aged in cask the old fashioned way, giving a Barbera with far more structure and seriousness than the grape usually gets credit for. This 2006 is a back vintage now drinking at full maturity, where Barbera's bright acidity keeps