NV Calabretta Cala Cala Nerello Mascalese

NV Calabretta Cala Cala Nerello MascaleseSlow Foods Slow Wine guide describes Calabrettas style as a thousand miles away from other Italian wine but we think the gaps better measured in time, as they seem to be somewhere in the 19th century: hand harvesting, no chemicals, native yeasts, etc. Their high end Nerello Mascalese is absolutely worth it get it whenever you see it on a restaurant list! But their greatest secret may be their entry level Nerello, the Cala Cala, (Gulp Gulp) made from

but not really

A *liter*-sized bottle of biodynamically farmed Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc from the three Parra brothers (Francisco

both qualities that show up in her wines

then why destroy it with additives and filtering

a wine as naturally made as it is gulpable

Roland Schmitt will reward you handsomely

it’s a steal

with dried rose

Despite its high-toned personality

Their Xarello—one of the most important Cava grapes—is a cool

with notes of citrus

and rhubarb