Maccario Dringenberg "L'Amiral" Vino Bianco 2019

Maccario Dringenberg "L'Amiral" Vino Bianco 2019Direct Press Selection August 2021 Press 4 Mix Press 4 White Giovanna Maccario has been crafting world class wines from her cellar located in the village of San Biagio della Cima, less than two miles from the Ligurian sea, for over twenty years. Best known for her delightful red wines from the Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC, Maccario also makes a very small amount of this absolutely delicious white wine. A blend of old wine indigenous, nearly extinct,

This land sounds otherworldly

is most often associated with the production of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - it's a little bit cooler climactically than Napa

balanced by mild acidity and tannins

Dried apricot and orange zest with turmeric tea notes and cinnamon-y texture

Let’s bring back drinking Champagne with dinner

It never loses a feeling of smooth

and stone fruit

It comes as no surprise that Pia Carrau

decided to leave the livestock businessand focused fully on the production of Sagardoa

They have converted the vines to Biodynamic agriculture

and the wine is made fermenting Zweigelt with Grüner Veltliner skins

the wild Tobala grows sparsely in high altitude canyons and prefers the shade of rocks and larger trees/shrubs