Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Subregion_Ribera del Duero with no fining or filtering

with no fining or filtering

with firm tannins and a long

serious Lambrusco at a time when the category was best known abroad for cheap

from vineyards farmed for generations but largely ignored by the mainstream wine world

Its minerality and cut also make it a fine partner for sushi or a plate of raw shellfish

Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2023 Subregion_Ribera del Duero with no fining or filteringThe Land Pajor is one of the most storied crus in Barbaresco, a south and southwest facing amphitheater in Treiso, the highest and coolest of the appellation's communes. Sottimano's parcels sit between roughly 230 and 300 meters on lean marl and limestone soils unusually rich in active limestone, the poorest and least fertile of the estate's holdings. That combination, cool air off the Treiso hills and stingy calcareous soil, is exactly why Pajor is