Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Subregion_Ribera del Duero serious Lambrusco at a time

serious Lambrusco at a time when the category was best known abroad for cheap

Its minerality and cut also make it a fine partner for sushi or a plate of raw shellfish

from vineyards farmed for generations but largely ignored by the mainstream wine world

reintroducing the steccatura technique for post-fermentation skin contact

and hauntingly complete

Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Subregion_Ribera del Duero serious Lambrusco at a timeThe Land Pajor is one of the most storied crus in Barbaresco, a south and southwest facing amphitheater in Treiso, the highest and coolest of the appellation's communes. Sottimano's parcels sit between roughly 230 and 300 meters on lean marl and limestone soils unusually rich in active limestone, the poorest and least fertile of the estate's holdings. That combination, cool air off the Treiso hills and stingy calcareous soil, is exactly why Pajor is