Lievland Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine of real energy

The vineyards themselves (see above) are magnificent – they run up 1200 meters straight into the glaciers on vines that are trellised on the extremely old “tree” high tier system

maybe the label and story are a bit of a joke but hey

This is a big

run entirely by a father and son team

Perhaps this is the paradox RODA has mastered: wines that honor tradition without calcifying into it

out from the cellar come more reds

the brothers Alberto and Attilio Pagli tried a one-off run of Bonarda just for fun

elegant Pinot Noir at prices that could be had at every restaurant table in the land

and damp stone riding above the fruit

One of the great pleasures of wine is finding the producer whose more casual bottling still carries the estate’s signature

If you are tempted to try a bottle in its youth