Cavallotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 boekenhoutskloof and a site at 280m

and a site at 280m altitude

prepared as crudo or sashimi

violet and bitter chocolate

and then sorted in the vineyard

Cavallotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 boekenhoutskloof and a site at 280mThe word benchmark gets bandied around a lot, but this is a Nebbiolo that justifies that term from an already hyped vintage. This years wine is drawn exclusively from declassified, mostly young vine fruit from the great Castiglione Falletto Cru of Bricco Boschis. Cropped at yields below 40 hl ha, the grapes are entirely destemmed, and fermentation is spontaneous. Malolactic conversion was in cement tanks during the spring following harvest. The wine