Tintero - 2017 Langhe (Nebbiolo) - Langhe, Italy The farming here in the

The farming here in the farthest Northwest part of Rioja is organic

which falls in between “Beaujolais” and “Cru” in the quality hierarchy

The current proprietors

the vineyards that had first been planted by the Romans had been almost completely abandoned after the combined pummeling of the phyloxera louse in the late 19th century

Domaine Spiropoulos was founded in 1870

Tintero - 2017 Langhe (Nebbiolo) - Langhe, Italy The farming here in theTintero sounds like a Spanish name, but is actually French. In 1900 Pierre Tintero traveled to Piedmont looking for work and found it at the wine estate of widow. You can guess the rest and now the fourth generation of Tinteros are running this sustainably farmed estate. We have had a Langhe Nebbiolo in Kompas Club before, and it gets another placement this time because the wines are just that good. As a refresher, Langhe is a region that encompasses