now run by a Champagne house
the entire estate has been farmed biodynamically since 2012
Aged in American Oak barrels
or an evening dedicated to appreciating classic Barbaresco craftsmanship
with a little Merlot and Cab Franc as well
Giuseppe Cipolla, Le Robbe, 2024 bis-hidden now run by a ChampagneGiuseppe Cipolla might just be Sicily's next superstar grower, working a family farm in Contrada Passofonduto near Agrigento, where old salt and sulfur mines left the soils marked with gypsum, halite, and chalk. Le Robbe means "the goods" in southern dialect, and it delivers: Nero d'Avola with about 15% local white varieties, from dark clay limestone and a parcel of ancient alberello vines, some over 230 years old. Short maceration, neutral barrels,