2021 Altura Ansonaco Toscana Bianco Riesling 1% Alicante Bouschet

1% Alicante Bouschet

the latest release of Bollinger's NV Brut Special Cuvée is showing especially well

and it finishes light

Pair with beef short ribs with soy glaze or pork sausages with herbs

It’s packed with licorice

2021 Altura Ansonaco Toscana Bianco Riesling 1% Alicante BouschetProducer: Altura Region: Tuscany, Italy Varietal: Ansonaco Year: 2021 Winemaker Notes: "Very cool story here. Back when this was originally made, Francesco Carfagna felt the wine was unsellable, largely due to the amount of volatile acidity in it. That same year he opened a bottle for legendary Burgundian Dominique Derain, whose advice was simply to not touch it for at least five years and revisit it then. Six years later, Francesco did just that and