2020 Terreno Chianti Classico

2020 Terreno Chianti ClassicoRecently named amongst an impressive roster of Wine Heiresses Apparent by Eric Asimov of NY Times fame, Sofia Ruhne is worthy of your attention. Sofia was born in Sweden but raised in the green hills of Greve in the heart of Chianti. Since 2015, shes run the Terreno estate, an historic winery dating back to the 16th century, purchased by her family in 1988. This comes from all three sites. Terreno gives aromatics and beautiful fruit; Le Bonille lends

is a blend of Frappato and Nero d’Avola

with just enough texture to round it out

Nothing beats the crunchy spicy warm-blooded fruits of France's Southern Rhone Valley --- Grenache country

there’s not much made

) This is a downright delicious glass of white wine

A dash of serious

Santa Rita Hills

w/ only 50 of those coming to the US)

elevation and you’ll begin to understand what attracted David Hirsch to his extreme site back in 1980

limestone-rich soil

embracing nature and foraging for local mushrooms (a local specialty in NE Slovenia)

and the unmistakable taste of late-summer no-fog not-too-hot trans-Californian sunshine