Etienne Calsac is one of the rising grower-stars of the Cote des Blancs
one of Barolo’s most elegant communes
Made from organically farmed fruit in the Santa Cruz Mountains—a region known for its cool air
artisanal touch
while the finish is long and refreshing
Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 CHAMPCT0612 Etienne Calsac is one ofGiuseppe 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,