Clivo Altura Pinot Nero Le Bighellone 2024 CS20230906 The sub-regions that are producing

The sub-regions that are producing the most exciting wines today

Bordiga uses two types of cherries from Cuneo (the province where they are located)

poor soils near the Duero River—a terroir that forces vines to dig deep for minerals and character

where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy

Located only a few hundred meters away from Les Manyes

Clivo Altura Pinot Nero Le Bighellone 2024 CS20230906 The sub-regions that are producingPinot Nero in Chianti Classico sounds like a joke until you taste this. Clivo Altura farms a tiny parcel of Pinot Noir planted in the early 2000s at 700 meters above sea level, deep inside a 2,000 hectare forest near Castello di Fosini, where it gets too cool for Sangiovese to ripen reliably. The fruit goes in with 50% whole clusters for a two week maceration, then ages in tonneaux and small French oak. Only 1,050 bottles a year. It's an