CANTINA GAGGIANO

"Leandro" Coste Della Sesia Rosso DOC 2018

Alto Piemonte, Italy

Item# 922916

Case of 12

94pts Vinous

93pts Jeb Dunnuck

Grapes: 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah

Tasting Notes: Wild strawberry, blood orange, black cherry, rosemary, violet, baking spices

NEBBIOLO Cantina Gaggiano (922916)

$25.03

80% Nebbiolo, 10% Vespolina, 10% Croatina
Leandro is named for Marco’s grandfather-in-law, who appreciates easier wines. Effectively, it’s the second label of Gervasio, coming from the same vines (mostly planted in the 1970s) and same picking dates. It’s aged six months in wood, mostly large Austrian casks with a third or so in neutral 500-liter French barrels (demi-muids in France; tonneau in Italy). The 2016 vintage made 3,000 bottles.

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