Villa Ligi Pergola Aleatico VernaculumThis is such a beautiful, gorgeous, yet easy drinking wine. The perfect beverage for il pranzo with friends and family, it quickly becomes a great excuse to talk and drink the afternoon away, sharing the joys of simple socialization. The wine opens with profound aromas of Marasca cherries, ripe Moyer plums, and touches of vanilla. It is full bodied on the palate, but not sloppy it delivers richness while still maintaining an elegant Italian core a

incredible balance

Drink or hold

the domaine’s “Bourgogne” is not a Bourgogne

Savory notes of tobacco leaf and warm soil emerge through the mid-palate

on this producer

licorice and incense open to reveal a Barolo of tremendous depth and resonance

and a distinctly stony Loire minerality

Get it while the getting is good because it’s such a beautiful wine

aromatic and distinctly alive

And I’m the guy who negotiated the price

not very often)

and a note of redcurrant leaf that keeps the fruit from ever feeling heavy