Eight hectares in one of the world’s most coveted wine regions, between 30,000 and 40,000 bottles a year, and tannins that never need to announce themselves—even in youth. A 2019–2024 vertical of Rabajà-Bas Vecchie Viti. Rabajà is one of the most desirable pieces of land in the wine world. And yet, most buyers who come […]

A single-vineyard Alpine Chardonnay, with tiny yields and a family that has cultivated the same slope for four centuries. On paper, it sounds like Burgundy. On the label, it says cooperative. A 2018–2023 vertical. Stegher is a cooperative wine. In Alto Adige, however, that description is anything but diminishing—and highly instructive. The grapes come from […]

Italy’s smallest wine region, a grape that arrived only in the 1970s, and three hectares planted above the appellation’s altitude limit. A 2019–2024 vertical of Sopraquota 900. Let’s start with the proportions, because without them none of this makes sense. The Aosta Valley is Italy’s smallest wine region: approximately 450 hectares under vine and less […]