Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta Vino Nobile di Montelpuciano 2022 NET time pauses for the emergence

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more open-knit Chardonnays

dry backbone

and this Pinot from the husband-and-wife team at Waits-Mast captures cool-climate precision in every sip

Alejandro Fernandez — the man widely credited with dragging Ribera del Duero into the modern era — bought this estate near Roa in 1987 as the family's dedicated second home for Tempranillo

Tenuta di Gracciano della Seta Vino Nobile di Montelpuciano 2022 NET time pauses for the emergenceBlack cherry, dusty lavender, and white smoke open this certified organic expression of Montepulciano's Sangiovese. Eighteen months in French oak tonneaux and Slavonian casks marry 90% Prugnolo Gentile with 10% Merlot into round, soft textured graceripe berries melting into violet florals and lingering depth.