Gianni Doglia Il Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024 seminar-template Vino Nobile di Montepulciano tends

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano tends to get overshadowed by its Tuscan neighbors Brunello and Chianti — and Boscarelli is exactly why that's a mistake

and bright in personality

and orange peel framed by mint and chalk notes

The 1988 was an unusually small production and is regarded as one of the top Cabernets of the vintage

Gianni Doglia Il Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 2024 seminar-template Vino Nobile di Montepulciano tendsRuch is one of Piedmont's great hidden treasures an aromatic red grape grown almost exclusively in a tiny pocket around Castagnole Monferrato. Gianni Doglia is among its leading producers, farming sustainably from a small 10 hectare family estate. The grape is striking from the first sniff: rose petals, raspberry, cardamom, a peppery lift that's hard to pin to any other variety. But the palate is the surprise dry, medium bodied, with light but firm