Punta Crena Vigneto Reine Mataossu Colline Savonesi IGT, Liguria, Italy 2021 La Croix de Beaucaillou black plum

black plum

Around 30% of the crop was lost to mildew in 2020

Who could resist such a heavenly ambrosia

mossy complexity and its freshness mark it clearly

cedar and apple notes and a flash of licorice snap on the finish

Punta Crena Vigneto Reine Mataossu Colline Savonesi IGT, Liguria, Italy 2021 La Croix de Beaucaillou black plumPunta Crenas Matassu vines are oldplanted in 1930and face the sea, and theres a windswept quality to the wine. It has a spicy nose, like aromatic wild herbs and flowers, tough and stunted from the constant marine breeze. Underneath lies a hint of ripe pear. In the glass, its lean, bracing, and tangyjust what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.