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Soils are rich in marl and limestone
but Louis Barruol (the Rhône hand behind Château de Saint Cosme)
This is Morgon with roots—literally and stylistically
The 2016 vintage—a legendary year in Bordeaux—is now at its drinking window: silky tannins
Lorenzo Accomasso, Dolcetto d'Alba, 2021 SpecialSkurnikRieslingOffer it shows dark berry fruitThe last Dolcetto Lorenzo Accomasso ever made before his death in August 2025 at age 91. The 2021 vintage in La Morra was cooler and more classical than the warm 2020, and it shows in the bottle: a Dolcetto with snap and tension, a real backbone of acidity, and the savory bitter almond grip that marks Accomasso's hand from the first sip. As always with this tiny, traditionalist estate, everything is done by feel no shortcuts, no industrial yeast, no