Birichino - Bechthold Vineyard Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Cinsault 2021 (750ml) Rondinella

Birichino - Bechthold Vineyard Old Vines-Vignes Centenaires Cinsault 2021 (750ml) RondinellaNo wine is more emblematic of the Birichino style than Bechthold Cinsault Rouge. These are the only grapes on which we perform saigne. They grow in a very hot area, an area beloved and derided for its large scaled, often lazy, high alcohol caricatures. So here we have a somewhat artificially concentrated wine from an indisputably hot area, already known for concentrated wines, produced by a house known for modestly proportioned wines, and yet somehow,

These vibrant flavors wash across the palate

This sweeps across the palate with ripe wild berry fruits and sweet spices

as well as three Lord’s domains: Lafite

This Chardonnay is sourced from one of the crown jewels of the esteemed Sangiacomo winegrowing family: Roberts Road Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap AVA

Extremely aromatic

Serve it with savory Portuguese-style pork (Carne de Porco a Alentejana)

That balance continues on the palate

Pebbles on the typical red Tuscan subsoil

A wine of quality and depth

For those who love Amarone but hate paying the price

stony soils

Weingut Rudi Pichler consists of 37 acres spread between Wösendorf