Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 Hardy Wallace's project pushes California

Hardy Wallace's project pushes California Grenache into unexplored territory with this light-bodied yet remarkably deep wine from Chalone

elderflower and violet root over a broad swath of lemon oil

the place that may well have given the grape its name

blending across sites and vinified in steel

The Louis Bersan cuvee

Pettinella Montepulciano d'Abbruzo 2022 NO20230712 Hardy Wallace's project pushes CaliforniaMontepulciano d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's most abused names and one of its best values, depending entirely on who made it. The grape has nothing to do with the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, and in the hills of Abruzzo it produces a dark, plush, tannic red that can be either a bulk commodity or a genuinely great wine. Pettinella sits firmly on the good side, making Montepulciano the traditional way rather than the industrial one. The 2022 is exactly