Light floral aromatics complement the whiskey's gentle
From VinePair's 2024 "Winery of the Year"—a cool-climate California Syrah that channels Northern Rhône elegance
Le Carquelin comes from granite rose and sand soils with direct south-facing exposure in Moulin-à-Vent's prime terroir
Serve slightly cool with grilled meats or rich vegetable dishes
Paolo Scavino, Barolo Monvigliero, 2008 SFCOUNT010925 Light floral aromatics complement theMonvigliero is effectively the grand cru of Verduno, a famously perfumed, elegant Barolo site, and Paolo Scavino, the producer who helped pioneer single vineyard Barolo, has farmed it as its own cru since acquiring the parcel. Calcareous, pale soils and cool air drawn off the Tanaro river give this Nebbiolo soft tannins, vivid red fruit and an almost floral lift, and Monvigliero tends to drink earlier than other Barolos. The 2008 was a classic,