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Always Nebbiolo, 100% of the time, sourced from Paolo's Veglio's oldest vines. Pair with grilled swordfish, and serve alongside braised white beans, mussels, capers, and fennel, topped with lemon zest. The Roccalini vineyard has plantings going back as far as 1961. It sits at a southwestern exposure on a hill overlooking the Tanaro River at 1,000 ft elevation. Paolo is a first generation winemaker, and was the only child out of three in his generation who cared about the family farm. When he was young, he apprenticed himself out to local farmers in the area to learn about winemaking, and eventually began his journey. Only 4 hectares out of his 20 total are planted to vines, as he has very much taken an old school, holistic, anti-monoculture approach to the vineyard. The property is full of wild herbs, wheat grasses, trees, flowers and insects. Before beginning his own label Paolo used to sell his fruit to some of the greatest vineyards around, including Gaja and Bruno Giacosa.
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Always Nebbiolo, 100% of the time, sourced from Paolo's Veglio's oldest vines. Pair with grilled swordfish, and serve alongside braised white beans, mussels, capers, and fennel, topped with lemon zest. The Roccalini vineyard has plantings going back as far as 1961. It sits at a southwestern exposure on a hill overlooking the Tanaro River at 1,000 ft elevation. Paolo is a first generation winemaker, and was the only child out of three in his generation who cared about the family farm. When he was young, he apprenticed himself out to local farmers in the area to learn about winemaking, and eventually began his journey. Only 4 hectares out of his 20 total are planted to vines, as he has very much taken an old school, holistic, anti-monoculture approach to the vineyard. The property is full of wild herbs, wheat grasses, trees, flowers and insects. Before beginning his own label Paolo used to sell his fruit to some of the greatest vineyards around, including Gaja and Bruno Giacosa.
