Punta Crena Vigneto Reine Mataossu Colline Savonesi IGT, Liguria, Italy 2021 La Croix de Beaucaillou Around 30% of the crop

Around 30% of the crop was lost to mildew in 2020

The complexity is off the scale

Who could resist such a heavenly ambrosia

cedar and apple notes and a flash of licorice snap on the finish

and something that is reminiscent of a Christmas tree

Punta Crena Vigneto Reine Mataossu Colline Savonesi IGT, Liguria, Italy 2021 La Croix de Beaucaillou Around 30% of the cropPunta Crenas Matassu vines are oldplanted in 1930and face the sea, and theres a windswept quality to the wine. It has a spicy nose, like aromatic wild herbs and flowers, tough and stunted from the constant marine breeze. Underneath lies a hint of ripe pear. In the glass, its lean, bracing, and tangyjust what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.