Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2019 CRV5 Winemaker and Vintners’ Tasting Notes:

Winemaker and Vintners’ Tasting Notes: Showing a beautiful medium ruby hue with a tinge of violet on the edges

which sits about 200 feet higher than neighboring valleys so daytime warmth is offset by sharp overnight cooling

Megan Bell's Margins project has spent a decade shining a light on the overlooked corners of California — odd grapes

this late-harvest Riesling enchants with aromas of peach

but it arrives as campfire warmth and dried fruit rather than a fist of iodine

Brezza Barolo Sarmassa 2019 CRV5 Winemaker and Vintners’ Tasting Notes:Sarmassa is one of Barolo's powerhouse crus, and 2019 brings Brezza's muscular take into its current release. This historic family estate in the town of Barolo farms traditionally and lets the site speak: Sarmassa's sun exposed, structured terroir yields a dense, grippy Nebbiolo. The 2019 vintage was warm but balanced, giving generous, ripe wines with the tannic backbone Barolo demands. Decant it now or, better, tuck it away for several years. A