Castello Conti Boca Il Rosso delle Donne 2017 NO UPC and elegant on the nose

and elegant on the nose

a village lieu-dit so well-sited that many consider it premier-cru in everything but classification

It's dry with bright acidity and a heady nose of jasmine flowers

Thomas Hine himself arrived in Jarnac during the French Revolution in 1791

Jean Manciat farms a handful of hectares in Charnay

Castello Conti Boca Il Rosso delle Donne 2017 NO UPC and elegant on the noseFrom Boca, one of the smallest and most ancient corners of Alto Piemonte, this is the flagship of Castello Conti, where sisters Elena, Anna, and Paola tend a single hillside hectare planted on ancient volcanic soils. 'Il Rosso delle Donne', the women's red, takes its name from the sisters' mark on the family tradition. It's a blend of roughly 75% Nebbiolo with Vespolina and Uva Rara, fermented spontaneously, aged about three years in large old casks,