Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2013 (1.5L) Bordeaux Beyond Red give it a decant

give it a decant

Don’t let the cheeky name fool you—Monkey Shoulder Batch 27 is a seriously well-made blended malt

The fruit comes from his oldest Chenin Blanc vines (around 40 years) on shallow schist

true to Vezelay's slow-ripening terroir

and Quatre is their higher-tier Chardonnay: a single-vineyard bottling from Royer Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills

Fratelli Alessandria, Barolo Monvigliero, 2013 (1.5L) Bordeaux Beyond Red give it a decantAlongside Burlotto, Fratelli Alessandria is the great reference point of Verduno, and Monvigliero is the village's most special site, a high altitude hillside prized for its perfumed, ethereal expression of Nebbiolo. This is Alessandria at its most refined: clear, classical, red fruited, transparent to the site. In large format magnum from the structured, classic 2013 vintage, it rewards patience but is already showing beautifully, all clarity and