Elio Altare Vigneto Arborina, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2021 California Syrah Mencia makes up around 75%

Mencia makes up around 75% of all plantings

On the palate it is supremely refined yet powerful

It's textured and elegant

with the first records of their production and vineyard holdings dating to the year 1156

gracious and quite pretty

Elio Altare Vigneto Arborina, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2021 California Syrah Mencia makes up around 75%Through all these years the winery has maintained the original family run structure: Elio and Lucias eldest daughter Silvia has been fully involved in the winery since early 2000, while Elena, their youngest daughter, moved to Germany where she is now running a small wine import company. Elio, his wife Lucia, Silvia and the entire staff follow every single aspect of the work: in the vineyards from pruning to harvest, in the cellar from winemaking to