2023 Monteraponi Chianti Classico Nebbiolo Niigata — one of Japan's

Niigata — one of Japan's snowiest regions — this ancient snow storehouse keeps sake at a stable 3°C year-round using nothing but the natural cold of packed snow

it can be treated as such

This is the Cerdán family's premier cru — siblings Juanjo

Fun fact: the 2023 fermentation ran for 48 days — Renato never forces it

The younger vineyards from the Salvard estate

2023 Monteraponi Chianti Classico Nebbiolo Niigata — one of Japan'sMonteraponi is more than just a winery, its an ancient medieval village just outside of the heart of Radda, built around three towers dating back to the 10th century. The entire property extends over an area of two hundred hectares set in a natural amphitheater, which is exposed to the south and sheltered from the north winds. Of those two hundred hectares only twelve are planted to vineyards. Another eight hectares are olive trees and the remaining