Kante Venezia Giulia Pinot Nero Selezione 2019 NO20230726 bittersweet profile comes from quinine

bittersweet profile comes from quinine in the cinchona bark and the mountain gentian's natural bitterness

Bouzy is Champagne's grandest hill

Because the Sauternes appellation can only produce sweet wine

Round hickory and crisp pear are married harmoniously in this complex yet crushable pear cider

The nose is fresh and layered

Kante Venezia Giulia Pinot Nero Selezione 2019 NO20230726 bittersweet profile comes from quinineEdi Kante is one of the great uncompromising winemakers of the Carso, the rugged limestone plateau between Trieste and Slovenia. He is best known for whites (Vitovska, Malvasia, Chardonnay), but in select vintages he releases a tiny amount of Pinot Nero from high elevation vines planted on pure karst. The Selezione is his top tier small lots chosen in the cellar, aged three years in 250L French oak (only 10% new), then another two years in bottle