Fabio Ferracane 'Guancia Nera' Rosso 2022 location_Cabinet For the 10 years prior

For the 10 years prior Raphael worked for the natural Jura winemaker Jean-Baptiste Menigoz at Domaine Bottes Rouges

but this is matched with funky Saison notes and lots of texture to sink your teeth into

with 40ppm of sulfur added at bottling

old barrels

or lay it down 3-5 more years

Fabio Ferracane 'Guancia Nera' Rosso 2022 location_Cabinet For the 10 years prior100% Nero d'Avola from the western coast of Sicily, near Marsala. Fabio farms less that 10 hectares of vines, and his Nero d'Avola is just across the road from sunbaked salt fields but the wine is surprisingly fresh. Dark cherry, fresh fig, cranberry, and a crunchy mineral chew that is lifted, complex, and restorative. Jonathan Kemp