Colterenzio Saint Magdalener Schiava 2024 NO20231101 and violet petals with sapid

and violet petals with sapid black and red fruit

It’s a wine that holds its power in reserve

and the wines it makes are the light-footed

a 50/50 Pinot/Chardonnay blend

this 1989 La Chapelle draws from the granite terraces of Hermitage's finest vineyard parcels including Le Méal

Colterenzio Saint Magdalener Schiava 2024 NO20231101 and violet petals with sapidSt. Magdalener is one of the great northern Italian secrets, a hillside red from steep terraced vineyards just above Bolzano in the Sankt Magdalena hamlet. The blend is mostly Schiava (Vernatsch) rounded out with a splash of Lagrein, and the result is pure summer red happiness: pale ruby, perfumed with cherry and violets, light on its feet, and finishing soft and easy. Colterenzio ages it briefly in concrete so the fruit stays bright and the wine