2019 Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi Pauillac and damp earth nuances

and damp earth nuances

Pichat's 2020 Cote Rotie Loss (from loess soils) is more noticeably toasty and cedary than his other bottlings

I am utterly seduced

It's 80% Sangiovese

2019 Albino Rocca Barbaresco Ronchi Pauillac and damp earth nuances96 points, Vinous (October 2022) "The 2019 Barbaresco Ronchi is a deep, potent wine. In this tasting, the Ronchi impresses with its stature, aromatic presence and textural intensity. Dark red cherry, red plum, cinnamon, rose petal and dried flowers emerge with a bit of coaxing, but the Ronchi is one of the least giving wines in the range today. I would cellar it for at least a few years. It is another wine where elegance and power meld together."