2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona Piedmont, Italy Chateau de Manissy • 1 punchdown per day

• 1 punchdown per day

Aging 16 to 18 months in 30% new oak barrels

Bottled without SO2

tempered by the transverse valley of Santa Barbara County

Édouard and Victor Carré—fourth-generation vignerons—farm a total of 21 hectares of organic vines across Champagne and the Côte des Bars

2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona Piedmont, Italy Chateau de Manissy • 1 punchdown per dayStructured, vibrant and boasting extreme elegance, this radiant Nebbiolo opens with enticing scents of iris, violet and crushed aromatic herb. The chiseled palate has wonderful intensity and precision, delivering red cherry, raspberry compote, star anise and Lessona's classic salty finish. It's still young and nervous but impeccably balanced, with taut, refined tannins and firm acidity. Give it time to unwind and fully develop. Drink 20232043. Kerin