Sergio Arcuri, Ciro Classico Superiore 'Aris', 2021 BURGUNDYCOUNT this is a true expression

this is a true expression of place and variety

and earthy nuance

and minerality from the Ponca terroir

from vines grafted onto Rupestris rootstock in the 1940s

and Boulay's Clos de Beaujeu is a walled parcel sitting right beside the legendary Monts Damnes slope

Sergio Arcuri, Ciro Classico Superiore 'Aris', 2021 BURGUNDYCOUNT this is a true expressionThe Arcuris have been making wine in Ciro since 1880, which means they have had about 145 years to work out what Gaglioppo wants. Sergio Arcuri's answer is to do almost nothing: ferment naturally under a submerged cap with no pumping over or punching down, press very gently, then let the wine rest in concrete for well over a year. No new oak, no makeup. Aris comes from old vine parcels sitting close enough to the Ionian Sea that you can see it from