The "1896" refers to the year these ungrafted Riesling vines were planted in the Maximin Herrenberg vineyard
Some of Marjorie has been replanted since the early 2000s due to phylloxera pressure
planted to Friulian clones
elevation and exposure create a Brunello unlike any other in Le Ragnaie’s portfolio: mid-weight
then 24 months of elevage in large Austrian oak botte
Picchioni, Croatina Buttafuoco Oltrepo Pavese "Solinghino", 2024 SO110421_Bordeaux_Sale The "1896" refers to theButtafuoco translates roughly to "sparks like fire" a swaggering name for one of Lombardy's most overlooked reds, made from Croatina in the hills of the Oltrepo Pavese. Andrea Picchioni is a small, organic minded grower who has quietly become a benchmark for this off the radar zone, working steep, stony hillside plots that most producers wrote off long ago. "Solinghino" blends Croatina with Barbera and Vespolina, sees about a week on the skins, and