Cavallotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 boekenhoutskloof violet and bitter chocolate

violet and bitter chocolate

The 2018 Chablis ‘Vieilles Vignes’ is a wine produced from 55 year old vines planted by Sebastien Christophe’s grandfather in the commune of Fontenay-près-Chablis

and a site at 280m altitude

The perfect choice for a boozy brunch with close friends

It's slinky

Cavallotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 boekenhoutskloof violet and bitter chocolateThe word benchmark gets bandied around a lot, but this is a Nebbiolo that justifies that term from an already hyped vintage. This years wine is drawn exclusively from declassified, mostly young vine fruit from the great Castiglione Falletto Cru of Bricco Boschis. Cropped at yields below 40 hl ha, the grapes are entirely destemmed, and fermentation is spontaneous. Malolactic conversion was in cement tanks during the spring following harvest. The wine