Scarpa Monferrato Rouchet 2021 Region_Sicily lemony acidity

lemony acidity

Its reputation is for delicacy: the limestone and clay soils here are lighter and more calcareous than much of the Côte de Nuits

standards Llopart had already been following for decades before the classification existed

Braised short rib with porcini and red wine

A wine that makes Italian cooking feel effortless

Scarpa Monferrato Rouchet 2021 Region_Sicily lemony acidityThe Land Ruch is one of Piedmont's rarest and most aromatic red grapes, grown almost nowhere outside a handful of villages in the Monferrato hills east of Asti. Scarpa's version comes from the I Bricchi estate on the border of Castel Rocchero and Acqui Terme, on southwest facing slopes between 350 and just over 400 meters. Here is the twist: because those vineyards sit just outside the official Ruch di Castagnole Monferrato zone, Scarpa cannot legally