a stone’s throw away from Sardinia
2019 Paternoster Synthesi Aglianico del Vulture $29
Drinking beautifully now with air
This is Ingrid Groiss turning Pinot Noir toward summer—what the Austrians would simply call sommerwein—and the result feels both effortless and exacting
Calabretta Rosato 2024 Alsace a stone’s throw away fromPale coral in the glass, this feels immediately Mediterranean. The nose opens on wild strawberry, tart red cherry, and ruby grapefruit, edged with citrus blossom, dried herbs, and a faint saline breeze. On the palate its dry, bright, and quietly tensile, with red currant fruit carried by brisk acidity and a stony, sea sprayed minerality. Theres a gentle lees borne texture beneath the freshness, giving shape without weight. The finish is clean, savory,