Adrienne Ballou trained at UC Davis and chased harvests from Burgundy to Australia before setting up Lightsome in Stonewall
well-drained soils with shallow clay over limestone
Via Alpina sources this Ribolla Gialla from hillside vineyards in Friuli
most long-lived dry Rieslings in all of Germany
the domaine farms approximately 32 hectares in Châteauneuf-du-Pape and 25 hectares in Rasteau
Baricci, Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli, 2021 bdxcount0925 Adrienne Ballou trained at UCMontosoli is one of the most celebrated crus in all of Brunello, a hill in the cooler northern reaches of Montalcino, and Baricci is its standard bearer, founder Nello Baricci having bought the land in 1955. The vineyard sits on ancient Pliocene marine soils of marl, quartz and fossils, and the northern position gives this Brunello its hallmark refinement and perfume rather than brute power. The 2021 vintage is exceptional. Hand harvested, fermented