Travaglini Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia 2023Over the past 40 years, Giancarlo Travaglini has brought global recognition to Gattinara, a historic wine from northern Piedmont, known for its exceptional Nebbiolo based red wines. This region, with its rich winemaking tradition, helped pave the way for Barolo and Barbaresco's rise to fame. Travaglini cultivates 50 of the 150 total hectares dedicated to DOCG wines in the Vercelli, Novara, and Biella provinces. The winery follows traditional methods,

whilst also keeping an eye to the future with his ‘New Generation’ wines

The company's name

made from grapes organically grown in a single parcel of dry-farmed iron-rich "koffieklip" soils west of Malmesbury

older vintages are incredibly rare and sought after

Bodega Montes in Chile was founded by Aurelio Montes

tending to their 11 hectares of tiny vineyards for six generations

Unlike many Californian Chardonnays

The grapes are meticulously hand-harvested

bringing out Mt

or keeping for a few years

Quaglia nestles happily at the sweet spot between tradition and experimentation

a harmonious marriage of soil and ripeness that forms the bedrock of their renowned 'house' style