the resulting wine is often void of ‘Pinotage character’ and ultimately becomes benign red wine with that somewhat revolting ‘rubbery-ness’ often confused for Pinotage

are the tiny parcels of vines tended by Matteo Furlani

Louis-Antoine is largely responsable for reclaiming the term

For an independent grower like Luigi to bottle his own wine at a time when plans to establish an official appellation in Barbaresco were only in their infancy was nearly unthinkable

30-year old vines

Moccagatta Langhe Chardonnay, 2021 france the resulting wine is oftenSaline, flint, lemon, white flowers on nose. Palate is crisp and direct with depth in minerals and citrus. Chardonnay made by Barbaresco producer, Moccagatta in the Langhe region of Piedmont. There seems to be a fascination in this region by the Chardonnay of Burgundy this one comes across as a linear, minerally Chablis. The Minuto brothers Sergio and Franco established the estate in the 1950s, naming it "Moccagatta" for the land's historical name.