Giovanni Rosso Barolo Classico 2018 TAGS Lingering complexity—dusty cocoa and licorice

Lingering complexity—dusty cocoa and licorice spice

up in the Hautes-Cotes de Nuits

›­­ Wild agave native to Guerrero region›­­ Open air fermentation for 5 days›­­ Double distilled in both an arabic and filipino still with a wood hat›­­ Mezcal artesanal from Mazatlán

time pauses for the emergence of marzipan and lotus root

Le Black Label Brut perfectly compliments an aperitif

Giovanni Rosso Barolo Classico 2018 TAGS Lingering complexity—dusty cocoa and licoriceFor a century the Rosso family grew grapes on Serralunga's best slopes and sold them to famous names. In the 1980s Giovanni decided the family name belonged on the label, and his son Davide Burgundy trained, back home since 2001 has been proving him right ever since. This is the house's classic Barolo, and the cellar work behind it is deliberately old school: spontaneous fermentation in concrete, gentle pump overs rather than muscle, long aging in