Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 JULY42024 Maria Martinson

Maria Martinson

when Aude's ancestor Charles-Henri Génot broke a 20-generation pharmacist family chain to buy vines here in 1974

two Loire grapes nobody plants for prestige and everybody drinks for pleasure

The low 3 g/l dosage of Extra Brut further highlights the wine’s purity and vibrancy

but we're excited to drink this over the next decade or so

Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva 1968 JULY42024 Maria MartinsonA piece of Barolo history in the bottle. Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, founded in 1761, is one of the oldest houses in the region and was the official wine at the 1861 dinner celebrating Italy's unification. In the 1920s Cesare Borgogno began holding Barolo Riserva for around twenty years before release, and the estate still keeps a deep library of these traditionally made wines. This 1968 Riserva is Nebbiolo raised the old way in large Slavonian oak. A