2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona Piedmont, Italy Chateau de Manissy tasty and pungent but with

tasty and pungent but with freshness

Édouard and Victor Carré—fourth-generation vignerons—farm a total of 21 hectares of organic vines across Champagne and the Côte des Bars

• 1 punchdown per day

but already detailed in its aromatic expression

with a combination of pumpovers and punchdowns to keep the native fermentation happy

2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona Piedmont, Italy Chateau de Manissy tasty and pungent but withStructured, vibrant and boasting extreme elegance, this radiant Nebbiolo opens with enticing scents of iris, violet and crushed aromatic herb. The chiseled palate has wonderful intensity and precision, delivering red cherry, raspberry compote, star anise and Lessona's classic salty finish. It's still young and nervous but impeccably balanced, with taut, refined tannins and firm acidity. Give it time to unwind and fully develop. Drink 20232043. Kerin