Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, 2016 4th of july natural Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one of

Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one of those small Burgundy estates that flew under the radar for years — selling fruit to négociants right up until 2009/2010 — before quietly becoming one of the more talked-about names on the Côte de Nuits

the block forces roots deep through a patchwork of shallow Witzel and Ritner basalts at the top to deeper Jory and Nekia downslope

this expression captures terroir nuance often lost in commercial cider production and mass-market approaches

and Tesson is where it all comes together: similar mineral focus to his Chevalieres but with even more mid-palate weight and length

Marchesi di Barolo, Barolo, 2016 4th of july natural Domaine Coquard-Loison-Fleurot is one ofBarolo from the house that put Barolo on the map. Marchesi di Barolo traces its lineage to the Marchesa Falletti, the noblewoman credited with formalizing Nebbiolo in this corner of Piedmont in the 1800s, and the cellars themselves were purchased in 1929 by Pietro Abbona; his great grandson Ernesto and family run the property today. The 2016 vintage is the headline: a legendary classical year that gave Barolo its full toolkit of structure, perfume,