Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 bis-hidden with a little Merlot and

with a little Merlot and Cab Franc as well

or an evening dedicated to appreciating classic Barbaresco craftsmanship

For those who understand that refinement isn't about power

with slightly deeper soils and more westerly exposure

Aged in American Oak barrels

Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 bis-hidden with a little Merlot andGiuseppe Cipolla might just be Sicily's next superstar grower, working a family farm in Contrada Passofonduto near Agrigento, where old salt and sulfur mines left the soils marked with gypsum, halite, and chalk. Le Robbe means "the goods" in southern dialect, and it delivers: Nero d'Avola with about 15% local white varieties, from dark clay limestone and a parcel of ancient alberello vines, some over 230 years old. Short maceration, neutral barrels,