Mainova, Red, 2023 reasonable cellar 2021 or mushroom risotto

or mushroom risotto

The serious bottle from one of Cairanne's most beloved estates

Incrocio Manzoni and roughly 10% Nebbiolo Chiavennasca vinified as a white

and where their granite Schlossberg is all tension

After a short four-week cuvaison and 18 months of elevage in neutral oak

Mainova, Red, 2023 reasonable cellar 2021 or mushroom risottoMainova takes its name from the Portuguese "a mais nova"the youngestfor Brbara Monteiro, the youngest of three sisters whose family runs this estate in the sun drenched Alentejo. It's a warm, generous southern Portuguese red, built from local heavy hitters: Alicante Bouschet, Touriga Nacional and Baga, fermented on wild yeasts and aged briefly in old French oak. The style is minimal intervention and low keydark fruit, a lick of pepper and eucalyptus,