2022 Croci, Ermano Lubigo Bianco Frizzante Emilia-Romagna, Italy Oriol Artigas This is a real game-changer

This is a real game-changer for Australian Nebbiolo— a wine that manages to capture the elusive perfume

The fruit is fermented two different ways: 50% sees a 2 week maceration during fermentation

before bottling without fining

mineral-driven form—grown in limestone and marly-clay over sandstone

The bouquet is intense with beautiful floral scents coupled with notes of dried and citrus fruits

2022 Croci, Ermano Lubigo Bianco Frizzante Emilia-Romagna, Italy Oriol Artigas This is a real game-changer100% Ortrugo. Massimiliano Croci refers to his steep, southeast facing hillside vineyard as a beach: the soils (terre dei fossili piacenzano) are crumbly, sandy clay, full of disintegrating, limestone rich marine fossils. Lubigo translates as landslide and is the name of the Ortrugo parcel in this traditional frizzante rifermentato. The farming has been organic for generations, with all vineyard work and harvest into small bins done by hand. The