Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino, 2008 (1.5L) BURGCT0126 or as a stand-in for

or as a stand-in for whiskey in a cocktail

and highly drinkable snapshot of California's cooler-climate white wine potential

with vineyard records stretching to 1521

a historic and highly respected Burgundy producer

Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino, 2008 (1.5L) BURGCT0126 or as a stand-in forThe cool vintage of 2008 shaped this wine into something graceful rather than monumental18 years on and its reached perfect drinking equilibrium. Crushed red fruits blend with leather, sweet pipe tobacco, and flowers, while good structure ensures this magnum will continue to evolve. A wine that demonstrates how restraint and finesse age more beautifully than sheer power.