G.B. Burlotto Langhe Freisa 2024 CRUSEBUB with the tart red-berry snap

with the tart red-berry snap that Blaufränkisch does better than almost anything

Chocolatey and warming on the palate with a lingering and spicy finish

The finish is long and silky

This tracks perfectly with the vineyard sources in the Cotes de Bar

ferments with native yeasts and spends a year and a half in barrel

G.B. Burlotto Langhe Freisa 2024 CRUSEBUB with the tart red-berry snapOne of Piedmont's most characterful native grapes, from an estate with royal pedigree. G. B. Burlotto (est. 1850) was the official wine supplier to the Royal House of Savoy. Today, Fabio AlessandriaGiovan Battista's great great grandsonmakes this Freisa from a single plot in Verduno in extremely limited quantities. Freisa is an ancestral Piedmontese variety: tannic, aromatic, and utterly distinctive. Deep black fruit, leather, sage, menthol, and